WestRock Co. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of WestRock Co. WRK slid 0.27% to $40.21 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 0.27% to 31,029.31 and the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 0.07% to 3,818.83. This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses. WestRock Co. closed $14.57 below its 52-week high ($54.78), which the company reached on May 5th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as International Paper Co. IP rose 0.24% to $42.44, Packaging Corp. of America PKG fell 0.02% to $138.92, and Mondi PLC ADR MONDY fell 0.52% to $36.70. Trading volume (1.2 M) remained 1.3 million below its 50-day average volume of 2.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 29, 2022.
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June 29, 2022 17:30 ET (21:30 GMT)
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