DJ Norfolk Southern Corp. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Norfolk Southern Corp. $(NSC)$ advanced 1.21% to $316.99 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.10% to 51,231.64 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.47% to 7,765.36.
Norfolk Southern Corp. closed 11.60% short of its 52-week high of $358.60, which the company achieved on July 23rd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Union Pacific Corp. $(UNP)$ rose 1.28% to $278.20 and CSX Corp. $(CSX)$ rose 1.13% to $47.34.
Trading volume (555,136) remained 552,362 below its 50-day average volume of 1.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 8, 2026.