Dollar General stock soared Tuesday on heaving trading volume after the company announced earnings that beat estimates.

As the conclusion of the day, the shares (ticker: DG) were priced at $112.62, up about 16 percent (the equivalent of $15.52 per share. About 14.1 million shares changed ownership hands, according to Yahoo Finance. The daily average of the past 30 days was 45 million.

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