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title: "Dollar General Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day"
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description: "Dollar General (DG) shares rose 1.80% to $117.23, outperforming competitors like Amazon and Walmart on a positive trading day. This gain ended a five-day losing streak. The stock remains 25.91% below its 52-week high of $158.23. Trading volume was lower than the 50-day average."
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# Dollar General Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Dollar General Corp. (DG) rose 1.80% to $117.23 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.05% to 7,411.98 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.46% to 51,947.25.

The stock's rise snapped a five-day losing streak.

Dollar General Corp. closed 25.91% short of its 52-week high of $158.23, which the company achieved on February 26th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) fell 0.66% to $232.11, Walmart Inc. (WMT) rose 0.99% to $109.47, and Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) rose 1.13% to $935.03.

Trading volume (1.7 M) remained 1.8 million below its 50-day average volume of 3.5 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 24, 2026.

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