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Shares of Packaging Corp. of America rallied 4.7% to $222.59 on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.5% to 7,138.80 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.1% to 49,141.93.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Packaging Corp. of America closed 10.8% below its 52-week high of $249.51, which the company achieved on February 12th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as International Paper Co. rose 4.2% to $34.02, Graphic Packaging Holding Co. rose 1.3% to $9.72, and Sonoco Products Co. fell 0.68% to $49.91.
Trading volume totaled 1.5 million, compared to the 50-day average of 1.0 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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April 28, 2026 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)
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