DJ News Corp Cl B Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of News Corp Cl B (NWS) slid 1.71% to $29.82 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.22% to 7,580.06 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.72% to 51,032.46.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
News Corp Cl B closed 16.19% short of its 52-week high of $35.58, which the company reached on August 6th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Alphabet Inc. Cl C $(GOOG)$ fell 2.51% to $376.43, Alphabet Inc. Cl A $(GOOGL)$ fell 2.51% to $380.34, and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) fell 1.23% to $270.64.
Trading volume (2.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 29, 2026.
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May 29, 2026 17:11 ET (21:11 GMT)
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