Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. stock rises Friday, outperforms market

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Sep 26, 2023

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. stock rises Friday, outperforms market

Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. VRTX, +0.46% inched

Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. VRTX, +0.46% inched 0.46% higher to $334.11 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.11% rising 0.11% to 4,298.86 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.13% rising 0.13% to 33,876.78.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed $20.35 below its 52-week high ($354.46), which the company reached on May 2nd.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as AbbVie Inc. ABBV, +0.39% rose 0.39% to $138.18, Krystal Biotech Inc. KRYS, +0.72% rose 0.72% to $128.92, and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. ARCT, -3.17% fell 3.17% to $27.49.

Trading volume (1.1 M) remained 145,038 below its 50-day average volume of 1.2 M.

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