Published on 29 Jul 2022 on Market Watch
Vulcan Materials Co. stock rises Thursday, outperforms market
Shares of Vulcan Materials Co. advanced 1.44% to $162.91 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.21% to 4,072.43 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.03% to 32,529.63. This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains. Vulcan Materials Co. closed $50.74 below its 52-week high ($213.65), which the company achieved on January 4th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as CRH PLC ADR rose 2.07% to $37.93, Holcim Ltd. ADR rose 1.11% to $9.09, and Masco Corp. rose 2.52% to $55.28. Trading volume (578,440) remained 148,144 below its 50-day average volume of 726,584.