Shares of Altria Group Inc. MO, -0.49% slid 0.49% to $42.49 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.52% rising 0.52% to 4,358.24 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.40% rising 0.40% to 33,739.30.
The stock’s fall snapped a four-day winning streak.
Altria Group Inc. closed $5.62 below its 52-week high ($48.11), which the company reached on February 17th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Philip Morris International Inc. PM, +1.88% rose 1.88% to $94.05.
Trading volume (10.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 8.0 M.