DJ Ecolab Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ advanced 1.36% to $248.81 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.54% to 6,051.25 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.53% to 43,914.12.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
Ecolab Inc. closed $13.80 short of its 52-week high ($262.61), which the company reached on October 18th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Procter & Gamble Co. $(PG)$ rose 0.13% to $170.85, Waste Management Inc. $(WM)$ fell 0.03% to $214.45, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. $(CL)$ rose 0.86% to $93.56.
Trading volume (904,395) remained 78,187 below its 50-day average volume of 982,582.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled December 12, 2024.
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December 12, 2024 16:48 ET (21:48 GMT)
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