Clorox shares rise 4.52% and outperform competitors
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Updated · MarketWatch · May 6
Clorox shares rise 4.52% and outperform competitors
10 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 6
The stock closed at $90.01 on Wednesday as the S&P 500 gained 1.46% to 7,365.12 and the Dow rose 1.24% to 49,910.59.
The gain ended a three-day losing streak, while Clorox outpaced Procter & Gamble, Ecolab and Colgate-Palmolive, whose shares rose between 2.07% and 2.24%.
Trading volume reached 4.9 million shares, well above its 50-day average of 2.6 million, though the stock remains 35.22% below its 52-week high of $138.94.
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