DJ Ecolab Inc. Stock Rises Wednesday, Still Underperforms Market
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Shares of Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ inched 0.28% higher to $248.86 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.61% to 6,086.49 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.69% to 45,014.04.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Ecolab Inc. closed $13.75 short of its 52-week high ($262.61), which the company reached on October 18th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Procter & Gamble Co. $(PG)$ fell 0.18% to $175.11, Waste Management Inc. $(WM)$ rose 0.12% to $225.29, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. $(CL)$ rose 0.21% to $94.81.
Trading volume (678,281) remained 303,549 below its 50-day average volume of 981,830.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled December 4, 2024.
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December 04, 2024 16:48 ET (21:48 GMT)
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