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Shares of Vulcan Materials Co. rallied 4.2% to $311.62 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.6% to 6,966.28 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.5% to 49,504.07.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Vulcan Materials Co. closed 0.0% below its 52-week high of $311.74, which the company reached on October 15th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its peers, as Martin Marietta Materials Inc. rose 4.5% to $666.67, MDU Resources Group Inc. rose 0.8% to $20.25.
Trading volume totaled 898,445, compared to the 50-day average of 1.1 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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January 09, 2026 16:35 ET (21:35 GMT)
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