Packaging Corp. of America stock rises Friday, outperforms market Company Close Updates

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Shares of Packaging Corp. of America /zigman2/quotes/207413697/composite PKG +2.23% inched 0.12% higher to $137.31 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index /zigman2/quotes/210599714/realtime SPX +2.47% rising 0.08% to 4,662.85 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA +1.76% falling 0.56% to 35,911.81. This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains. Packaging Corp. of America closed $19.23 short of its 52-week high ($156.54), which the company reached on May 10th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as International Paper Co. /zigman2/quotes/200533549/composite IP +1.29% rose 0.41% to $49.50, WestRock Co. /zigman2/quotes/202346656/composite WRK +3.46% fell 0.72% to $46.91, and Graphic Packaging Holding Co. /zigman2/quotes/203517136/composite GPK +4.66% fell 1.32% to $19.49. Trading volume (729,178) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 701,034.

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