shares of whirlpool corp whr inched 027 higher to 18296 friday on what proved to be an allaround positive trading session for the stock market with the sp 500 index spx rising 239 to 402389 and the dow jones industrial average djia rising 147 to 3219666 this was the stocks second consecutive day of gains whirlpool corp closed 6692 short of its 52week high 24988 which the company achieved on may 14th the stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors friday as general electric co ge rose 242 to 7505 trading volume 693581 remained 569979 below its 50day average volume of 13 m editors note this story was autogenerated by automated insights an automation technology provider using data from dow jones and factset see our market data terms of use