I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) shares rose 1.26% to $370.69, marking its fifth consecutive day of gains and a new 52-week high. The stock outperformed competitors ExxonMobil, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips, which all declined on the same day. This positive performance coincided with broader market strength, as the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average also posted gains.
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Shares of Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) advanced 1.26% to $370.69 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.06% to 7,747.71 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.18% to 53,686.11.
This was the stock's fifth consecutive day of gains.
Valero Energy Corp. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $370.11, which the company reached on September 2nd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. (XOM) fell 1.18% to $162.21, Chevron Corp. (CVX) fell 0.22% to $211.32, and ConocoPhillips (COP) fell 1.08% to $135.72.
Trading volume (2.5 M) remained 285,261 below its 50-day average volume of 2.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 3, 2026.
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