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Shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. (SPCE) advanced 2.43% to $24.49 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 0.13% to 15,181.92 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.18% to 34,751.32. The stock's rise snapped a four-day losing streak. Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. closed $38.31 short of its 52-week high ($62.80), which the company achieved on February 4th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) rose 1.36% to $49.12, Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) rose 1.46% to $40.22, and Ryanair Holdings PLC ADR (RY4C.DB) rose 7.91% to $114.38. Trading volume (11.8 M) remained 15.3 million below its 50-day average volume of 27.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 16, 2021.
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