DJ Dollar General Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Dollar General Corp. (DG) advanced 3.46% to $108.53 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.60% to 6,238.01 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.23% to 43,588.58.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Dollar General Corp. closed 14.53% below its 52-week high of $126.98, which the company reached on August 21st.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Amazon.com Inc. $(AMZN.UK)$ fell 8.27% to $214.75, Walmart Inc. $(WMT)$ rose 0.52% to $98.49, and Costco Wholesale Corp. $(COST.UK)$ rose 1.51% to $952.52.
Trading volume (4.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 3.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 1, 2025.
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