Shares of Newmont Corp. NEM, -0.80% dropped 0.80% to $62.92 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.51% rising 0.51% to 4,246.44 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.20% rising 0.20% to 33,945.58. Newmont Corp. closed $12.39 short of its 52-week high ($75.31), which the company achieved on May 19th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Barrick Gold Corp. GOLD, -0.33% fell 0.33% to $21.08, Freeport-McMoRan Inc. FCX, +1.98% rose 1.98% to $36.49, and Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. AEM, -1.11% fell 1.11% to $63.35. Trading volume (8.9 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 6.9 M.