DJ Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Rises Friday, Still Underperforms Market
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Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. $(VRTX)$ rose 1.11% to $479.79 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.59% to 5,954.50 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.39% to 43,840.91.
The stock's rise snapped a four-day losing streak.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed 7.71% short of its 52-week high of $519.88, which the company achieved on November 8th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as AbbVie Inc. $(ABBV)$ rose 1.96% to $209.03, Krystal Biotech Inc. (KRYS) rose 3.40% to $179.25, and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. $(ARCT)$ rose 4.55% to $16.79.
Trading volume (2.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 28, 2025.
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February 28, 2025 16:37 ET (21:37 GMT)
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