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Shares of Hershey Co. rose 3.5% to $188.11 on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.2% to 6,816.51 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.1% to 48,416.56.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of gains.
Hershey Co. closed 5.5% below its 52-week high of $199.00, which the company achieved on July 30th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as PepsiCo Inc. rose 0.4% to $151.22, Mondelez International Inc. Cl A rose 0.4% to $54.26, and J.M. Smucker Co. rose 0.11% to $101.68.
Trading volume totaled 2.2 million, compared to the 50-day average of 1.7 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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December 15, 2025 16:35 ET (21:35 GMT)
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