DJ Freeport-McMoRan Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. $(FCX)$ rose 4.18% to $69.09 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.21% to 7,707.98 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.22% to 53,463.05.
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. closed 4.41% below its 52-week high of $72.28, which the company achieved on June 17th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Newmont Corp. $(NEM)$ rose 7.85% to $125.08.
Trading volume (16.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 14.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 19, 2026.