DJ Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Rises Wednesday, Still Underperforms Market
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Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. $(VRTX)$ advanced 1.11% to $491.64 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.12% to 5,842.63 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.14% to 43,006.59.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of gains.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed 5.43% short of its 52-week high of $519.88, which the company reached on November 8th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as AbbVie Inc. $(ABBV)$ rose 1.82% to $211.54, Krystal Biotech Inc. (KRYS) rose 2.76% to $180.06, and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. $(ARCT)$ rose 3.62% to $16.05.
Trading volume (1.1 M) remained 584,634 below its 50-day average volume of 1.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 5, 2025.
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March 05, 2025 16:37 ET (21:37 GMT)
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