Altria (MO) Increases Despite Market Slip: Here's What You Need to Know

Altria (MO) closed at $43.35 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.7% move from the prior day. The stock exceeded the S&P 500, which registered a loss of 0.19% for the day. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.1%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq decreased by 0.54%.Prior to today's trading, shares of the owner of Philip Morris USA, the nation's largest cigarette maker had gained 7.01% over the past month. This has outpaced the Consumer Staples sector's gain of 1.63% and the S&P 500's gai ...