DJ Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. $(VRTX)$ advanced 1.40% to $427.89 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.88% to 6,049.24 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.24% to 44,025.81.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed 17.69% below its 52-week high of $519.88, which the company achieved on November 8th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as AbbVie Inc. $(ABBV)$ rose 0.61% to $172.61, Krystal Biotech Inc. (KRYS) rose 2.13% to $151.55, and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. $(ARCT)$ fell 2.26% to $16.41.
Trading volume (1.5 M) remained 92,658 below its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 21, 2025.
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January 21, 2025 16:38 ET (21:38 GMT)
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