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title: "CSX Corp. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains"
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description: "CSX Corp. shares rose 1.22% to $51.59 on Friday, marking its third consecutive day of gains and closing just 3.75% below its 52-week high. Despite the positive daily performance and trading volume exceeding the 50-day average, CSX underperformed relative to competitors Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, which posted higher percentage increases during a broadly favorable market session."
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# CSX Corp. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains

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Shares of CSX Corp. (CSX) advanced 1.22% to $51.59 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.43% to 7,674.37 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.98% to 53,277.01.

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

CSX Corp. closed 3.75% short of its 52-week high of $53.60, which the company achieved on July 27th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) rose 1.34% to $308.05 and Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) rose 1.18% to $350.72.

Trading volume (12.9 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 12.3 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 21, 2026.

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