Walmart Sees Record High Close, Best Performer in DJIA and S&P 500 Today — Data Talk Update

Walmart Inc. ( WMT ) closed at $64.01, up $4.18 or 6.99%

--New all-time high (Based on available data back to Jan. 21, 1972)

--Largest percent increase since March 17, 2020, when it rose 11.71%

--Snaps a three day losing streak

--Up 7.85% month-to-date

--Up 21.81% year-to-date

--Up 26.78% from 52 weeks ago (May 18, 2023), when it closed at $50.49

--New 52-week closing high

--Up 31.47% from its 52-week closing low of $48.69 on May 30, 2023

--Traded as high as $64.42; new all-time intraday high (Based on available data back to Jan. 21, 1972)

--Up 7.66% at today's intraday high; largest intraday percent increase since Nov. 15, 2022, when it rose as much as 8.58%

--Today's preliminary volume is 58.5 million shares; highest since Feb. 23, 2024, when 74.4 million shares were traded

--Best performer in the DJIA today

--Best performer in the S&P 500 today

--Fourth most active stock in the S&P 500 today

--Contributed 27.46 points to the DJIA today

Source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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May 16, 2024 16:48 ET (20:48 GMT)

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