DJ Norfolk Southern Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Norfolk Southern Corp. $(NSC)$ rose 1.04% to $281.09 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.51% to 6,506.48 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.96% to 45,577.47.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Norfolk Southern Corp. closed 12.14% short of its 52-week high of $319.94, which the company achieved on February 12th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Union Pacific Corp. $(UNP)$ rose 0.32% to $234.92 and CSX Corp. $(CSX)$ fell 0.83% to $38.17.
Trading volume (1.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 20, 2026.
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