Shares of Valero Energy Corp.
VLO,
advanced 4.32% to $73.62 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
rising 1.15% to 4,357.04 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
rising 1.43% to 34,326.46. This was the stock’s second consecutive day of gains. Valero Energy Corp. closed $11.33 below its 52-week high ($84.95), which the company achieved on June 3rd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Phillips 66
PSX,
rose 3.63% to $72.57, Marathon Petroleum Corp.
MPC,
rose 2.83% to $63.56, and HollyFrontier Corp.
HFC,
rose 2.35% to $33.91. Trading volume (5.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 3.7 M.
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