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Shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. /zigman2/quotes/208333884/composite SPCE +2.01% shed 3.60% to $9.37 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index /zigman2/quotes/210598365/realtime COMP +2.09% rising 0.50% to 14,417.55 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA +1.27% rising 0.63% to 35,629.33. The stock's fall snapped a three-day winning streak. Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. closed $53.43 short of its 52-week high ($62.80), which the company reached on February 4th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Southwest Airlines Co. /zigman2/quotes/201071949/composite LUV +1.26% fell 1.97% to $44.29, Delta Air Lines Inc. /zigman2/quotes/200327741/composite DAL +1.59% rose 0.07% to $40.52, and Ryanair Holdings PLC ADR /zigman2/quotes/204098489/composite RYAAY +0.74% rose 1.75% to $118.03. Trading volume (12.0 M) remained 2.4 million below its 50-day average volume of 14.4 M.
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