DJ Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. $(SPCE)$ soared 21.66% to $5.73 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 2.54% to 25,809.66 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.86% to 50,848.75.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. closed 35.62% short of its 52-week high of $8.90, which the company achieved on June 1st.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as RTX Corp. $(RTX)$ rose 3.83% to $184.21, Boeing Co. $(BA)$ rose 6.04% to $221.63, and Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) rose 4.51% to $548.68.
Trading volume (117.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 28.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 11, 2026.
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June 11, 2026 17:31 ET (21:31 GMT)
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