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Shares of Dollar General Corp. advanced 7.3% to $81.84 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.6% to 5,770.20 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.5% to 42,801.72.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of gains.
Dollar General Corp. closed 51.3% short of its 52-week high of $168.07, which the company achieved on March 14th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors, as Amazon.com Inc. fell 0.7% to $199.25, Walmart Inc. fell 3.1% to $91.72, and Costco Wholesale Corp. fell 6.07% to $964.31.
Trading volume totaled 7.2 million, compared to the 50-day average of 3.5 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 07, 2025 16:33 ET (21:33 GMT)
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