DJ General Mills Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of General Mills Inc. $(GIS)$ rose 5.02% to $39.99 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.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
General Mills Inc. closed 22.09% short of its 52-week high of $51.33, which the company achieved on September 24th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Mondelez International Inc. Cl A $(MDLZ)$ rose 2.39% to $64.16, Kraft Heinz Co. $(KHC)$ rose 3.46% to $25.68, and Hershey Co. $(HSY)$ rose 2.91% to $188.79.
Trading volume (8.0 M) remained 2.0 million below its 50-day average volume of 10.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 19, 2026.