Shares of General Electric Co. jumped on Tuesday, recovering after a spate of weakness that took it to its lowest level since 2009. The stock jumped 3.8%; it was on track for its biggest one-day percentage gain since Jan. 23. The industrial conglomerate was by far the biggest percentage gainer among components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, however, this comes after a session where it was the only one of the 30 Dow stocks to end negative on the day, despite a massive rally in the overall market. GE is coming off three straight days of declines, and it has fallen in eight of the past 11 sessions. Thus far this year, it is down 23%, and it has shed more than half its value over the past 12 months amid a myriad of issues, including weak a profit outlook and a 50% reduction in its dividend. The Dow rose 0.3% on Tuesday while the S&P 500 was up 0.1% and the Nasdaq Composite Index was down 0.2%.
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