WestRock Co. Stock Rises Monday, Outperforms Market
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Shares of WestRock Co. (WRK) rose 3.40% to $45.66 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.86% to 3,973.75 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.98% to 31,880.24. The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak. WestRock Co. closed $14.11 short of its 52-week high ($59.77), which the company reached on June 2nd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as International Paper Co. (IP) rose 1.39% to $48.14, Packaging Corp. of America (PKG) rose 2.60% to $152.94, and Mondi PLC ADR rose 1.30% to $38.05. Trading volume (2.3 M) remained 294,071 below its 50-day average volume of 2.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 23, 2022.
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May 23, 2022 17:29 ET (21:29 GMT)
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