Shares of Delta Air Lines Inc.
DAL,
dropped 0.94% to $39.03 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
falling 1.26% to 4,525.12 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
falling 0.80% to 34,641.18. Delta Air Lines Inc. closed $12.79 short of its 52-week high ($51.82), which the company achieved on April 7th.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Southwest Airlines Co.
LUV,
fell 1.57% to $45.21, China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd. ADR
CEA,
fell 2.19% to $16.97, and United Airlines Holdings Inc.
UAL,
fell 1.80% to $44.71.true Trading volume (12.7 M) remained 3.0 million below its 50-day average volume of 15.7 M.
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