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Shares of Altria Group Inc. rallied 3.2% to $60.02 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.6% to 5,611.85 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.0% to 42,001.76.
Altria Group Inc. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $59.67, which the company reached on March 10th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors, as Philip Morris International Inc. rose 2.3% to $158.73, Universal Corp. remained unchanged, and Mativ Holdings Inc. fell 2.50% to $6.23.
Trading volume totaled 17.3 million, compared to the 50-day average of 9.3 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 31, 2025 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)
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