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Shares of Dollar General Corp. advanced 5.3% to $109.90 on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.6% to 7,563.63 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average remaining mostly unchanged at 50,668.97.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Dollar General Corp. closed 30.5% short of its 52-week high of $158.23, which the company achieved on February 26th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Amazon.com Inc. rose 0.8% to $274.00, Walmart Inc. rose 0.3% to $118.90, and Costco Wholesale Corp. fell 0.85% to $995.20.
Trading volume totaled 4.8 million, compared to the 50-day average of 3.4 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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May 28, 2026 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)
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