Shares of Home Depot Inc. HD, -0.62% slipped 0.62% to $281.27 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.16% rising 0.16% to 3,977.53 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.60% rising 0.60% to 32,432.08. This was the stock’s second consecutive day of losses. Home Depot Inc. closed $65.98 short of its 52-week high ($347.25), which the company achieved on December 13th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, -0.09% fell 0.09% to $98.04, Walmart Inc. WMT, +1.67% rose 1.67% to $144.17, and Lowe’s Cos. LOW, +0.56% rose 0.56% to $190.53. Trading volume (4.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.0 M.