Shares of Penn National Gaming Inc. PENN, +4.98% rose 4.98% to $43.83 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index COMP, +3.59% rising 3.59% to 13,255.55 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.15% rising 2.00% to 33,286.25. This was the stock’s second consecutive day of gains. Penn National Gaming Inc. closed $98.17 below its 52-week high ($142.00), which the company reached on March 15th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Boyd Gaming Corp. BYD, +5.00% rose 5.00% to $64.48, Caesars Entertainment Inc. CZR, +10.46% rose 10.46% to $77.59, and Churchill Downs Inc. CHDN, +2.54% rose 2.54% to $213.68. Trading volume (4.2 M) remained 473,698 below its 50-day average volume of 4.7 M.
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