Shares of Dow Inc.
DOW,
inched 0.53% higher to $54.68 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
rising 0.95% to 4,712.02 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
rising 0.60% to 35,970.99. Dow Inc. closed $16.70 short of its 52-week high ($71.38), which the company achieved on May 18th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Linde PLC
LIN,
rose 0.57% to $334.00, Air Products & Chemicals Inc.
APD,
rose 0.74% to $295.35, and DuPont de Nemours Inc.
DD,
rose 1.78% to $80.04. Trading volume (3.6 M) remained 2.2 million below its 50-day average volume of 5.8 M.
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