DJ Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. $(AJG)$ rose 5.33% to $252.44 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 fifth consecutive day of gains.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. closed 21.11% below its 52-week high of $320.00, which the company achieved on July 2nd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Marsh $(MRSH)$ rose 3.72% to $178.54, MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ rose 3.28% to $90.06, and AFLAC Inc. $(AFL)$ rose 2.02% to $120.88.
Trading volume (2.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 2, 2026.
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July 02, 2026 16:44 ET (20:44 GMT)
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