Shares of Valero Energy Corp.
VLO,
inched 0.89% higher to $78.02 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
rising 0.18% to 4,613.67 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
rising 0.26% to 35,913.84. The stock’s rise snapped a four-day losing streak. Valero Energy Corp. closed $6.93 short of its 52-week high ($84.95), which the company achieved on June 3rd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Phillips 66
PSX,
rose 4.49% to $78.14, Marathon Petroleum Corp.
MPC,
rose 2.02% to $67.26, and HollyFrontier Corp.
HFC,
rose 1.21% to $34.21. Trading volume (3.4 M) remained 210,593 below its 50-day average volume of 3.6 M.
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