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Shares of Darden Restaurants Inc. rallied 5.8% to $199.01 on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.2% to 5,662.89 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.0% to 41,953.32.
This was the stock's fifth consecutive day of gains.
Darden Restaurants Inc. closed 2.0% below its 52-week high of $203.12, which the company achieved on March 3rd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors, as McDonald's Corp. remained unchanged, Starbucks Corp. rose 0.1% to $99.28, and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. remained unchanged.
Trading volume totaled 3.2 million, compared to the 50-day average of 1.2 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 20, 2025 16:32 ET (20:32 GMT)
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