Shares of GameStop Corp. Cl A GME, +8.89% rose 8.89% to $228.80 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, -0.14% falling 0.14% to 4,697.96 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.75% falling 0.75% to 35,601.98. This was the stock’s third consecutive day of gains. GameStop Corp. Cl A closed $254.20 below its 52-week high ($483.00), which the company achieved on January 28th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Apple Inc. AAPL, +1.70% rose 1.70% to $160.55, AT&T Inc. T, -1.07% fell 1.07% to $24.13, and Best Buy Co. Inc. BBY, +0.38% rose 0.38% to $136.13. Trading volume (3.0 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.2 M.