I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Ecolab Inc. (ECL) shares rose 2.31% to $276.22, outperforming competitors like Procter & Gamble and Waste Management on a mixed trading day. This marks the second consecutive day of gains for Ecolab, though it remains 10.69% below its 52-week high. Trading volume was below the 50-day average.
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Shares of Ecolab Inc. (ECL) rose 2.31% to $276.22 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index remaining mostly unchanged at 7,764.64 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.36% to 51,863.69.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Ecolab Inc. closed 10.69% below its 52-week high of $309.27, which the company achieved on February 24th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) rose 1.46% to $148.22, Waste Management Inc. (WM) rose 0.31% to $207.68, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL) rose 0.92% to $87.05.
Trading volume (1.1 M) remained 254,605 below its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 22, 2026.
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