AutoZone Inc. stock outperforms competitors despite losses on the day Company Close Updates

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Shares of AutoZone Inc. /zigman2/quotes/209114484/composite AZO +3.60% shed 2.31% to $2,014.77 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index /zigman2/quotes/210599714/realtime SPX +2.26% falling 0.41% to 4,677.03 and Dow Jones Industrial Average /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA +1.89% falling 0.01% to 36,231.66. AutoZone Inc. closed $95.23 short of its 52-week high ($2,110.00), which the company achieved on December 29th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as O'Reilly Automotive Inc. /zigman2/quotes/207206119/composite ORLY +3.57% fell 2.57% to $682.25, Advance Auto Parts Inc. /zigman2/quotes/202065737/composite AAP +2.77% fell 1.47% to $238.09, and Monro Inc. /zigman2/quotes/209907008/composite MNRO +2.23% fell 0.87% to $58.39. Trading volume (129,848) remained 24,269 below its 50-day average volume of 154,117.

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