American Express Up Over 6%, On Pace for Largest Percent Increase Since April 2018 -- Data Talk

American Express Company (AXP) is currently at $114.90, up $6.89 or 6.38%

-- On pace for largest percent increase since April 19, 2018, when it rose 7.59%

-- Currently up two of the past three days

-- On Tuesday, DZ Bank upgraded American Express to hold from buy, Benzinga reported

-- The Wall Street Journal reported that since at least 2015, some American Express salespeople have allegedly misled small-business owners, running credit checks without consent, misrepresenting information on annual fees and rewards and issuing cards that weren't requested

-- Down 7.7% year-to-date

-- Down 16.09% from its all-time closing high of $136.93 on Feb. 19, 2020

-- Up 5.43% from 52 weeks ago (March 6, 2019), when it closed at $108.98

-- Down 16.09% from its 52 week closing high of $136.93 on Feb. 19, 2020

-- Up 6.53% from its 52 week closing low of $107.86 on March 7, 2019

-- Traded as high as $114.95

-- Up 6.43% at today's intraday high; largest intraday percent increase since April 19, 2018, when it rose as much as 8.21%

-- Second best performer in the DJIA today

-- 10th best performer in the S&P 500 today

-- Contributed 46.72 points to the DJIA so far today

All data as of 2:30:03 PM

Source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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March 04, 2020 14:55 ET (19:55 GMT)

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