Shares of Delta Air Lines Inc.
DAL,
slumped 0.48% to $39.33 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
falling 0.63% to 4,602.45 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
falling 0.19% to 35,228.81. The stock’s fall snapped a four-day winning streak. Delta Air Lines Inc. closed $12.49 short of its 52-week high ($51.82), which the company reached on April 7th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Southwest Airlines Co.
LUV,
rose 0.53% to $45.57, China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd. ADR
CEA,
rose 1.17% to $17.33, and United Airlines Holdings Inc.
UAL,
rose 0.42% to $45.86. Trading volume (9.3 M) remained 6.8 million below its 50-day average volume of 16.1 M.
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