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Shares of Lowe's Cos. /zigman2/quotes/205563664/composite LOW -3.88% inched 0.49% higher to $250.72 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index /zigman2/quotes/210599714/realtime SPX -1.97% rising 0.28% to 4,726.35 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA -1.72% rising 0.11% to 36,290.32. This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains. Lowe's Cos. closed $12.59 below its 52-week high ($263.31), which the company reached on December 13th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Home Depot Inc. /zigman2/quotes/208081807/composite HD -2.20% rose 0.71% to $389.40 and Kingfisher PLC ADR /zigman2/quotes/208537455/composite KGFHY 0.00% rose 1.97% to $9.44. Trading volume (2.8 M) remained 579,996 below its 50-day average volume of 3.4 M.
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