Shares of Delta Air Lines Inc.
DAL,
rose 1.74% to $37.91 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
rising 0.51% to 4,543.06 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
rising 0.44% to 34,861.24. This was the stock’s second consecutive day of gains. Delta Air Lines Inc. closed $13.91 short of its 52-week high ($51.82), which the company achieved on April 7th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Southwest Airlines Co.
LUV,
rose 1.05% to $44.38, China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd. ADR
CEA,
rose 0.23% to $17.26, and United Airlines Holdings Inc.
UAL,
rose 0.94% to $43.18. Trading volume (11.3 M) remained 5.1 million below its 50-day average volume of 16.4 M.
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