Valero Energy Corp. Stock Rises Thursday, Outperforms Market
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Shares of Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) advanced 5.83% to $126.59 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.16% to 3,808.10 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.02% to 32,930.08. The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak. Valero Energy Corp. closed $20.22 short of its 52-week high ($146.81), which the company achieved on June 8th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) rose 2.24% to $109.21 and Chevron Corp. (CVX) rose 1.80% to $175.24. Trading volume (5.0 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 3.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled Janurary 5, 2023.
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January 05, 2023 17:30 ET (22:30 GMT)
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