W.W. Grainger Inc. stock rises Thursday, outperforms market
Shares of W.W. Grainger Inc. GWW, +1.35% rose 1.35% to $786.19 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.38% rising 0.38% to 4,567.80 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.47% rising 1.47% to 35,950.89.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
W.W. Grainger Inc. closed $29.33 below its 52-week high ($815.52), which the company achieved on November 27th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, -0.16% fell 0.16% to $146.09, Home Depot Inc. HD, +0.79% rose 0.79% to $313.49, and Lowe's Cos. LOW, -0.55% fell 0.55% to $198.83.
Trading volume (361,616) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 276,456.
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