Published on 22 Sep 2022 on Market Watch
Shares of Vulcan Materials Co. slipped 0.94% to $158.96 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.84% to 3,757.99 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.35% to 30,076.68. This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses. Vulcan Materials Co. closed $54.69 short of its 52-week high ($213.65), which the company achieved on January 4th.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as CRH PLC ADR fell 1.38% to $33.59, Holcim Ltd. ADR fell 2.26% to $8.65, and Masco Corp. fell 2.12% to $46.60.true Trading volume (646,904) remained 8,200 below its 50-day average volume of 655,104.