Shares of Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL, +1.57% advanced 1.57% to $38.23 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.27% rising 0.27% to 33,665.02 and the S&P 500 Index SPX, -0.38% falling 0.38% to 4,267.52.
This was the stock’s ninth consecutive day of gains.
Delta Air Lines Inc. closed $2.11 short of its 52-week high ($40.34), which the company reached on February 2nd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Southwest Airlines Co. LUV, +1.32% rose 1.32% to $30.79, United Airlines Holdings Inc. UAL, +1.23% rose 1.23% to $49.39, and American Airlines Group Inc. AAL, +1.54% rose 1.54% to $15.16.
Trading volume (10.2 M) remained 96 below its 50-day average volume of 10.2 M.