DJ Clorox Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Clorox Co. $(CLX)$ rose 1.83% to $94.26 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.08% to 7,432.97 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.31% to 50,009.35.
Clorox Co. closed 30.51% short of its 52-week high of $135.64, which the company reached on May 21st.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Procter & Gamble Co. $(PG)$ rose 0.81% to $142.44, Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ rose 1.18% to $248.64, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. $(CL)$ rose 0.37% to $90.35.
Trading volume (2.4 M) remained 404,568 below its 50-day average volume of 2.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 20, 2026.
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May 20, 2026 17:14 ET (21:14 GMT)
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