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Shares of Northrop Grumman Corp. rose 6.0% to $768.02 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 6,881.62 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.1% to 48,904.78.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Northrop Grumman Corp. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $745.55, which the company reached on February 19th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as RTX Corp. rose 4.7% to $212.16, Boeing Co. rose 1.0% to $229.74, and Lockheed Martin Corp. rose 3.37% to $676.70.
Trading volume totaled 1.5 million, compared to the 50-day average of 949,496.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 02, 2026 16:34 ET (21:34 GMT)
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