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title: "Air Products & Chemicals Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day"
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# Air Products & Chemicals Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch using technology from Automated Insights.

Shares of Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (APD) rose 1.64% to $299.92 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.18% to 7,709.96 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.85% to 53,885.10.

This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.

Air Products & Chemicals Inc. closed 4.75% below its 52-week high of $314.87, which the company achieved on July 6th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Linde PLC (LIN) fell 0.19% to $490.11, Dow Inc. (DOW) rose 2.12% to $30.30, and LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Cl A (LYB) rose 4.08% to $61.44.

Trading volume (667,588) remained 695,863 below its 50-day average volume of 1.4 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 6, 2026.

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