DJ PPG Industries Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of PPG Industries Inc. $(PPG)$ rose 1.45% to $117.39 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.14% to 7,498.96 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.01% to 52,218.58.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
PPG Industries Inc. closed 12.02% short of its 52-week high of $133.43, which the company reached on February 12th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as 3M Co. $(MMM)$ remained unchanged, Sherwin-Williams Co. $(SHW)$ rose 0.46% to $319.91, and Masco Corp. $(MAS)$ rose 1.55% to $78.01.
Trading volume (1.0 M) remained 862,608 below its 50-day average volume of 1.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 22, 2026.
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