Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.
HST, + 4.96%
rose 4.96% to $ 18.21 on Friday in what turned out to be an all-round gloomy trading session for the stock market, on the S&P 500 index
SPX, -0.41%
Down 0.41% to 4,677.03 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA, -0.01%
Decrease by 0.01% to 36,231.66. The stock’s surge broke a two-day losing streak. Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. closed $ 0.81 off its 52-week high ($ 19.02) the company hit on November 5th.

The stock showed mixed performance versus some of its competitors on Friday, such as Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
USA, + ​​4.36%
RLJ Lodging Trust rose 4.36% to $ 23.71
RLJ, + 2.70%
rose 2.70% to $ 14.48 and Diamondrock Hospitality Co.
DRH, + 5.22%
rose 5.22% to $ 10.07. The trading volume (9.0 million) exceeded its 50-day average volume of 7.6 million.

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