Norfolk Southern Corp. stock rises Friday, still underperforms market Company Close Updates

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Shares of Norfolk Southern Corp. /zigman2/quotes/200877725/composite NSC -1.91% advanced 1.32% to $249.32 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index /zigman2/quotes/210599714/realtime SPX +0.16% rising 2.39% to 4,023.89 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA -0.42% rising 1.47% to 32,196.66. Norfolk Southern Corp. closed $49.88 short of its 52-week high ($299.20), which the company achieved on December 31st.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Union Pacific Corp. /zigman2/quotes/209717171/composite UNP -2.36% rose 2.14% to $230.76, Canadian National Railway Co. /zigman2/quotes/208205632/composite CNI +0.11% fell 0.59% to $110.62, and CSX Corp. /zigman2/quotes/208536759/composite CSX -2.83% rose 1.30% to $33.43. Trading volume (1.1 M) remained 324,427 below its 50-day average volume of 1.4 M.

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