Cooper Cos. stock rises Thursday, outperforms market
Shares of Cooper Cos.
COO,
+2.09%
advanced 2.09% to $307.71 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+0.95%
rising 0.95% to 3,795.73 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+0.64%
rising 0.64% to 30,677.36. The stock's rise snapped a four-day losing streak. Cooper Cos. closed $155.88 short of its 52-week high ($463.59), which the company reached on September 3rd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson
JNJ,
+2.23%
rose 2.23% to $179.66, Novartis AG ADR
NVS,
+0.43%
rose 0.43% to $81.86, and Boston Scientific Corp.
BSX,
-0.24%
fell 0.24% to $36.94. Trading volume (457,982) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 347,365.
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