Shares of Ecolab Inc. ECL, -1.08% slid 1.08% to $221.64 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, -0.25% falling 0.25% to 4,163.29 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.16% falling 0.16% to 34,327.79. The stock’s fall snapped a two-day winning streak. Ecolab Inc. closed $9.72 below its 52-week high ($231.36), which the company achieved on June 5th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Procter & Gamble Co. PG, -0.20% fell 0.20% to $137.73, PPG Industries Inc. PPG, +0.48% rose 0.48% to $179.96, and Clorox Co. CLX, -0.35% fell 0.35% to $180.68. Trading volume (925,078) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 923,114.