Altria Group shares slip 3.60% and underperform market and rivals

6 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 6

The stock closed at $70.17 on Wednesday as the S&P 500 rose 1.46% to 7,365.12 and the Dow gained 1.24% to 49,910.59.
It was Altria's third straight daily loss and left the shares 5.89% below their 52-week high of $74.56 reached on 1 May.
Among peers, Philip Morris rose 0.63%, Universal fell 0.33% and Mativ gained 1.64%, while Altria trading volume reached 11.0 million, above its 50-day average of 9.7 million.

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