Shares of Ecolab Inc. ECL, -1.72% shed 1.72% to $156.91 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, -0.30% falling 0.30% to 3,900.11 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.20% falling 0.20% to 31,438.26. The stock’s fall snapped a five-day winning streak. Ecolab Inc. closed $82.02 below its 52-week high ($238.93), which the company reached on November 22nd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Procter & Gamble Co. PG, -0.76% fell 0.76% to $143.25, PPG Industries Inc. PPG, +0.24% rose 0.24% to $121.30, and Clorox Co. CLX, -1.76% fell 1.76% to $138.27. Trading volume (1.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.