Southwest Airlines Takes Off After Q3 Beat

Southwest Airlines

shares are trading higher by $2.80 at $43.84 in Thursday's session. Following a Q3 beat of $0.02 with with better sales, it immediately began to move higher in premarket trading. After a higher open, it had a brief pullback to $42,36 and resumed its rally. So far, it has reached $44.15 and is not trading far from that level. The current high coincides with its April 23 high of $44.19.