Yum! Brands Inc. stock rises Thursday, still underperforms market

Shares of Yum! Brands Inc. YUM, +0.02% inched 0.02% higher to $125.55 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great 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.

The stock's rise snapped a four-day losing streak.

Yum! Brands Inc. closed $17.70 below its 52-week high ($143.25), which the company achieved on May 2nd.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as McDonald's Corp. MCD, +1.12% rose 1.12% to $281.84, Starbucks Corp. SBUX, -0.55% fell 0.55% to $99.30, and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. CMG, +0.60% rose 0.60% to $2,202.25.

Trading volume (2.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.

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