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Shares of Hershey Co. slipped 3.3% to $163.95 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.7% to 5,670.97 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.6% to 42,225.32.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Hershey Co. closed 22.6% short of its 52-week high of $211.92, which the company reached on May 14th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors, as PepsiCo Inc. fell 0.4% to $149.12, Mondelez International Inc. Cl A fell 2.2% to $66.13, and Kellanova fell 0.06% to $82.45.
Trading volume totaled 1.6 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.0 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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April 02, 2025 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)
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