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Shares of Home Depot Inc. /zigman2/quotes/208081807/composite HD -2.44% rose 1.84% to $407.77 Thursday, 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 -1.04% rising 1.42% to 4,577.10 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA -0.38% rising 1.82% to 34,639.79. The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak. Home Depot Inc. closed $8.79 short of its 52-week high ($416.56), which the company achieved on November 22nd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Lowe's Cos. /zigman2/quotes/205563664/composite LOW -2.52% rose 2.06% to $250.39 and Kingfisher PLC ADR /zigman2/quotes/208537455/composite KGFHY -3.70% rose 1.95% to $8.65. Trading volume (3.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 3.1 M.
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