Shares of W.W. Grainger Inc. GWW, +0.25% inched 0.25% higher to $466.96 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, -0.58% falling 0.58% to 3,900.79 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.75% falling 0.75% to 31,253.13. W.W. Grainger Inc. closed $62.95 below its 52-week high ($529.91), which the company reached on April 13th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Fastenal Co. FAST, +0.08% rose 0.08% to $51.34, Watsco Inc. Cl B WSO.B, -7.76% fell 7.76% to $266.31, and Snap-On Inc. SNA, +0.02% rose 0.02% to $215.03. Trading volume (300,262) remained 8,035 below its 50-day average volume of 308,297.