DJ Valero Energy Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Valero Energy Corp. $(VLO)$ rose 1.57% to $403.28 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.45% to 7,551.81 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.21% to 51,461.90.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Valero Energy Corp. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $399.76, which the company achieved on September 14th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. (XOM) fell 3.54% to $163.32, Chevron Corp. $(CVX)$ fell 2.86% to $211.54, and ConocoPhillips (COP) fell 6.15% to $132.54.
Trading volume (3.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 16, 2026.