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Shares of Sherwin-Williams Co. rallied 8.3% to $354.27 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.2% to 7,428.78 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.0% to 52,747.32.

This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.

Sherwin-Williams Co. closed 6.7% short of its 52-week high of $379.65, which the company reached on August 22nd.

The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Home Depot Inc. rose 2.5% to $344.47, Lowe's Cos. rose 3.2% to $218.24, and Target Corp. rose 2.75% to $144.20.

Trading volume totaled 3.6 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.4 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet