Ecolab Inc. stock outperforms market on strong trading day
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Summary:
Shares of Ecolab Inc. ECL, +0.17% inched 0.17% higher to $212.76 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, -0.18% falling 0.18% to 4,219.55 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.44% falling 0.44% to 34,447.14. The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak. Ecolab Inc. closed $17.24 below its 52-week high ($230.00), which the company reached on May 10th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Procter & Gamble Co. PG, -0.04% fell 0.04% to $134.79, PPG Industries Inc. PPG, -1.09% fell 1.09% to $177.11, and Clorox Co. CLX, -0.03% fell 0.03% to $175.70. Trading volume (1.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.0 M.
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