Union Pacific stock rises and outperforms competitors

8 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · Apr 30

The shares gained 1.78% to $269.48 on Thursday, with trading volume of 3.3 million topping the 50-day average of 3.1 million.
The advance ended a two-day losing streak and left the stock 1.93% below its 52-week high of $274.79 reached on 24 April.
Union Pacific beat rival rail stocks as CSX rose 1.68% and Norfolk Southern gained 1.19%, while the S&P 500 climbed 1.02% and the Dow added 1.62%.

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