Advance Auto Parts Inc. stock outperforms market on strong trading day

Aug 09, 2023

Shares of Advance Auto Parts Inc. AAP, +2.09% advanced 1.73% to $68.10 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.17% rising 0.38% to 4,514.87 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.07% rising 0.11% to 34,890.24.

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

Advance Auto Parts Inc. closed $126.25 below its 52-week high ($194.35), which the company reached on November 2nd.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as O'Reilly Automotive Inc. ORLY, -0.53% rose 0.58% to $952.15 and AutoZone Inc. AZO, -0.66% rose 1.41% to $2,563.18.

Trading volume (1.6 M) remained 923,656 below its 50-day average volume of 2.6 M.

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