Dollar General stock falls for eighth straight day amid market downturn

10 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · Apr 29

Shares dropped 1.46% to $114.13 on Wednesday, closing 27.87% below the February 52-week high of $158.23.
Dollar General underperformed major competitors, as Amazon, Walmart, and Costco all posted gains during the same session.
The decline occurred during a broadly negative trading day, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones also falling; trading volume remained slightly below the 50-day average.

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