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Shares of Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) rose 1.36% to $49.12 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.16% to 4,473.75 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.18% to 34,751.32. This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains. Southwest Airlines Co. closed $15.63 below its 52-week high ($64.75), which the company reached on April 14th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) rose 1.46% to $40.22, United Airlines Holdings Inc. (UAL) rose 1.39% to $44.47, and American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) rose 2.63% to $19.89. Trading volume (5.7 M) remained 1.4 million below its 50-day average volume of 7.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 16, 2021.
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