DJ Clorox Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Clorox Co. $(CLX)$ rallied 2.33% to $92.11 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.38% to 7,337.11 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.63% to 49,596.97.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Clorox Co. closed 33.71% below its 52-week high of $138.94, which the company achieved on May 8th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Procter & Gamble Co. $(PG)$ fell 1.24% to $146.06, Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ fell 2.61% to $256.55, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. $(CL)$ fell 0.91% to $87.36.
Trading volume (3.9 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 7, 2026.
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May 07, 2026 17:17 ET (21:17 GMT)
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