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title: "Norfolk Southern Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day"
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description: "Norfolk Southern (NSC) shares fell 1.31% to $338.84, marking its second consecutive day of losses and closing 5.51% below its 52-week high. Despite the decline, NSC outperformed competitors Union Pacific and CSX, which saw larger drops. The stock traded on lower-than-average volume during a broader market rally where the S&P 500 and Dow Jones rose."
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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) slid 1.31% to $338.84 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.21% to 7,428.78 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.03% to 52,747.32.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.

Norfolk Southern Corp. closed 5.51% below its 52-week high of $358.60, which the company achieved on July 23rd.

Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) fell 1.62% to $294.45 and CSX Corp. (CSX) fell 1.85% to $50.84.

Trading volume (1.2 M) remained 13,040 below its 50-day average volume of 1.2 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 28, 2026.

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