Published on 14 Jan 2022 on Market Watch
Shares of Amcor PLC inched 0.73% higher to $12.37 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.08% to 4,662.85 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.56% to 35,911.81. This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains. Amcor PLC closed $0.55 short of its 52-week high ($12.92), which the company achieved on August 25th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Ball Corp. fell 0.47% to $90.59, Avery Dennison Corp. fell 1.15% to $209.08, and Packaging Corp. of America rose 0.12% to $137.31. Trading volume (8.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 6.1 M.