WestRock Co. Stock Falls Friday, Underperforms Market
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Shares of WestRock Co. WRK dropped 0.46% to $41.10 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.22% to 3,674.84 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 0.13% to 29,888.78. This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses. WestRock Co. closed $13.68 below its 52-week high ($54.78), which the company achieved on May 5th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as International Paper Co. IP fell 0.84% to $42.35, Packaging Corp. of America PKG fell 1.25% to $139.68, and Mondi PLC ADR MONDY rose 0.63% to $34.94. Trading volume (4.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 17, 2022.
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June 17, 2022 17:29 ET (21:29 GMT)
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