Penn National Gaming Inc. stock falls Wednesday, underperforms market – MarketWatch

Shares of Penn National Gaming Inc. PENN, -4.02% shed 4.02% to $42.21 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index COMP, -1.32% falling 1.32% to 13,922.60 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -1.29% falling 1.29% to 34,358.50. Penn National Gaming Inc. closed $72.17 below its 52-week high ($114.38), which the company achieved on March 24th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Boyd Gaming Corp. BYD, -1.48% fell 1.48% to $68.05, Caesars Entertainment Inc. CZR, -3.83% fell 3.83% to $77.00, and Churchill Downs Inc. CHDN, -1.74% fell 1.74% to $227.02. Trading volume (3.0 M) remained 1.7 million below its 50-day average volume of 4.7 M.
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