Shares of Penn National Gaming Inc. PENN, -4.54% slipped 4.54% to $47.98 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index COMP, -1.92% falling 1.92% to 15,085.47 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.17% falling 0.17% to 34,580.08. Penn National Gaming Inc. closed $94.02 short of its 52-week high ($142.00), which the company achieved on March 15th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Boyd Gaming Corp. BYD, -0.53% fell 0.53% to $59.68, Caesars Entertainment Inc. CZR, -3.82% fell 3.82% to $86.59, and Churchill Downs Inc. CHDN, -2.44% fell 2.44% to $224.40. Trading volume (4.6 M) remained 1.2 million below its 50-day average volume of 5.8 M.
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