Pool Corp stock slips 1.40% and underperforms rivals

10 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 8

The shares closed at $187.77 on Friday as the S&P 500 rose 0.84% to 7,398.93 and the Dow added 0.02% to 49,609.16.
The decline ended a two-day winning streak, while Pool lagged Amazon and Walmart, which rose 0.56% and 0.37%, though Nike fell 0.61%.
Pool finished 45.57% below its 52-week high of $345 reached on 24 July, and trading volume of 805,716 topped its 50-day average.

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