Vulcan Materials stock falls for second straight day
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Updated · MarketWatch · May 7
Vulcan Materials stock falls for second straight day
8 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 7
Shares dropped 1.80% to $283.72 on Friday, underperforming as the S&P 500 rose 0.84% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.02%.
The decline followed Thursday's 2.30% fall to $288.93, leaving the stock 14.31% below its 52-week high of $331.09 reached on 10 February.
Vulcan trailed Martin Marietta Materials, down 1.68%, and MDU Resources, up 0.09%, while trading volume of 1.0 million stayed below its 50-day average of 1.3 million.
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