DJ News Corp Cl B Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of News Corp Cl B (NWS) advanced 2.61% to $32.64 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.52% to 7,316.15 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 2.19% to 51,594.14.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of gains.
News Corp Cl B closed 8.26% below its 52-week high of $35.58, which the company achieved on August 6th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Alphabet Inc. Cl C $(GOOG)$ rose 0.95% to $335.76, Alphabet Inc. Cl A $(GOOGL)$ rose 0.90% to $336.71, and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) fell 1.82% to $226.65.
Trading volume (1.1 M) remained 522,191 below its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 29, 2026.