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title: "Norfolk Southern Corp. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains"
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description: "Norfolk Southern (NSC) shares rose 1.18% to $350.72 on Friday, marking three consecutive days of gains. Despite the positive session, NSC underperformed competitors Union Pacific and CSX. The stock closed 2.20% below its 52-week high of $358.60. Trading volume was significantly lower than the 50-day average."
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# Norfolk Southern Corp. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains

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Shares of Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) rallied 1.18% to $350.72 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive 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.

Norfolk Southern Corp. closed 2.20% short of its 52-week high of $358.60, which the company achieved on July 23rd.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) rose 1.34% to $308.05 and CSX Corp. (CSX) rose 1.22% to $51.59.

Trading volume (586,054) remained 583,778 below its 50-day average volume of 1.2 M.

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

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