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Shares of United Airlines Holdings Inc. rose 5.2% to $114.39 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.5% to 7,764.70 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.7% to 52,048.83.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
United Airlines Holdings Inc. closed 17.6% below its 52-week high of $138.77, which the company achieved on June 30th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Southwest Airlines Co. rose 1.9% to $41.77, Delta Air Lines Inc. rose 3.6% to $82.50, and American Airlines Group Inc. rose 4.71% to $13.57.
Trading volume totaled 4.8 million, compared to the 50-day average of 3.7 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet