Shares of Republic Services Inc. RSG, -0.20% sank 0.20% to $147.71 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +1.53% rising 1.53% to 4,067.36 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.19% rising 1.19% to 32,151.71. The stock’s fall snapped a three-day winning streak. Republic Services Inc. closed $1.31 short of its 52-week high ($149.02), which the company achieved on September 8th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Waste Management Inc. WM, -0.10% fell 0.10% to $173.40, Waste Connections Inc. WCN, +0.57% rose 0.57% to $146.40, and Veolia Environnement S.A. ADR VEOEY, +3.08% rose 3.08% to $22.90. Trading volume (1.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 951,004.