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title: "Norfolk Southern Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day"
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description: "Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) shares rose 2.27% to $317.64 on a strong trading day, outperforming some competitors. The S&P 500 Index increased by 0.77%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 0.75%. Despite the gain, Norfolk Southern closed 1.77% below its 52-week high of $323.37. Competitors Union Pacific Corp. and CSX Corp. saw increases of 1.77% and 3.42%, respectively. Trading volume was below the 50-day average."
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# Norfolk Southern Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) rose 2.27% to $317.64 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.77% to 7,501.24 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.75% to 50,063.46.

Norfolk Southern Corp. closed 1.77% below its 52-week high of $323.37, which the company achieved on April 24th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) rose 1.77% to $269.34 and CSX Corp. (CSX) rose 3.42% to $45.92.

Trading volume (600,127) remained 686,518 below its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 14, 2026.

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