DJ Ecolab Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ rose 1.15% to $272.87 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.78% to 6,389.45 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.47% to 44,175.61.
This was the stock's fifth consecutive day of gains.
Ecolab Inc. closed 0.47% below its 52-week high of $274.17, which the company achieved on July 3rd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Procter & Gamble Co. $(PG)$ rose 0.01% to $153.51, Waste Management Inc. $(WM)$ rose 0.80% to $235.09, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. $(CL)$ fell 0.02% to $84.69.
Trading volume (829,300) remained 398,911 below its 50-day average volume of 1.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 8, 2025.
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August 08, 2025 16:42 ET (20:42 GMT)
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