DJ Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. $(VRTX)$ advanced 1.42% to $454.97 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.54% to 6,591.90 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.66% to 46,429.49.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed 10.92% below its 52-week high of $510.77, which the company achieved on April 30th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as AbbVie Inc. $(ABBV)$ rose 0.96% to $207.18, Krystal Biotech Inc. (KRYS) rose 3.18% to $254.95, and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. $(ARCT)$ rose 6.17% to $7.06.
Trading volume (1.2 M) remained 306,214 below its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 25, 2026.
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March 25, 2026 16:37 ET (20:37 GMT)
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