DJ News Corp Cl B Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of News Corp Cl B (NWS) advanced 3.15% to $30.17 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index remaining mostly unchanged at 7,483.24 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.14% to 52,900.07.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
News Corp Cl B closed 15.21% short of its 52-week high of $35.58, which the company reached on August 6th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Alphabet Inc. Cl C $(GOOG)$ fell 0.48% to $356.18, Alphabet Inc. Cl A $(GOOGL)$ fell 0.36% to $359.91, and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) rose 0.40% to $242.67.
Trading volume (1.4 M) remained 249,957 below its 50-day average volume of 1.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 2, 2026.
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July 02, 2026 17:08 ET (21:08 GMT)
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