International Flavors & Fragrances stock rises 3.57% and outperforms competitors

10 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 8

The shares closed at $81.05 on Friday, with trading volume of 2.3 million topping the 50-day average of 1.7 million.
IFF beat peers including Colgate-Palmolive, up 0.22%, Dow, down 1.21%, and DuPont de Nemours, up 2.89%, during a broader market advance.
The S&P 500 gained 0.84% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.02%, while IFF finished 4.03% below its 52-week high of $84.45.

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