DJ PPG Industries Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of PPG Industries Inc. $(PPG)$ rose 2.19% to $119.72 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.62% to 7,757.64 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.28% to 54,036.93.
PPG Industries Inc. closed 10.28% short of its 52-week high of $133.43, which the company reached on February 12th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as 3M Co. $(MMM)$ rose 1.21% to $182.90, Sherwin-Williams Co. $(SHW)$ rose 1.74% to $369.73, and Masco Corp. $(MAS)$ rose 2.70% to $77.51.
Trading volume (1.3 M) remained 751,158 below its 50-day average volume of 2.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 7, 2026.