AutoZone Inc. stock falls Monday, underperforms market Company Close Updates

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Shares of AutoZone Inc. /zigman2/quotes/209114484/composite AZO +1.30% shed 2.45% to $2,045.11 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index /zigman2/quotes/210599714/realtime SPX +2.47% rising 0.64% to 4,796.56 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA +1.76% rising 0.68% to 36,585.06. AutoZone Inc. closed $64.89 short of its 52-week high ($2,110.00), which the company reached on December 29th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as O'Reilly Automotive Inc. /zigman2/quotes/207206119/composite ORLY +1.28% fell 1.46% to $695.94, Advance Auto Parts Inc. /zigman2/quotes/202065737/composite AAP +1.13% fell 1.29% to $236.78, and Monro Inc. /zigman2/quotes/209907008/composite MNRO +2.23% rose 0.33% to $58.46. Trading volume (150,311) remained 6,794 below its 50-day average volume of 157,105.

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