Shares of AT&T Inc. T, +0.22% inched 0.22% higher to $17.82 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, -1.10% falling 1.10% to 3,986.16 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.96% falling 0.96% to 31,790.87. The stock’s rise snapped a two-day losing streak. AT&T Inc. closed $3.71 short of its 52-week high ($21.53), which the company achieved on May 26th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Verizon Communications Inc. VZ, -1.85% fell 1.85% to $42.53, Walt Disney Co. DIS, -0.97% fell 0.97% to $112.43, and Comcast Corp. Cl A CMCSA, -1.57% fell 1.57% to $35.72. Trading volume (32.5 M) remained 4.6 million below its 50-day average volume of 37.0 M.