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title: "Norfolk Southern Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day"
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description: "Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) shares fell 1.22% to $313.39 on a poor trading day, while the S&P 500 and Dow Jones also declined. Despite this drop, Norfolk Southern outperformed competitors like Union Pacific Corp. and CSX Corp., which saw larger losses. The stock remains 3.09% below its 52-week high of $323.37 reached on April 24th, with trading volume significantly below its average."
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# Norfolk Southern Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day

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Shares of Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) slipped 1.22% to $313.39 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.38% to 7,337.11 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.63% to 49,596.97.

The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.

Norfolk Southern Corp. closed 3.09% below its 52-week high of $323.37, which the company reached on April 24th.

Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) fell 1.25% to $264.89 and CSX Corp. (CSX) fell 2.50% to $44.46.

Trading volume (650,301) remained 655,734 below its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 7, 2026.

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