Philip Morris cleared $200 for the first time, topping its late-July peak and putting a $312.6 billion tobacco name back in price discovery after ten weeks of chop below the line.
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A 3% intraday gain to $200.88 adds roughly $9 billion of market value to a $313 billion defensive name that rarely moves this much in a single session. The $200 handle is the level to watch from here.
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