Waste Connections Inc. Stock Rises Wednesday, Outperforms Market
Dow Jones2026/08/19 20:36This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch using technology from Automated Insights.
Shares of Waste Connections Inc. WCN rose 1.41% to C$233.29 Wednesday, in what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the Canadian market, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index rising 0.09% to 36,401.79.
Waste Connections Inc. closed 10.9% short of its 52-week high of C$261.76, which the company reached on August 20th.
Trading volume of 316,710 shares remained below its 50-day average volume of 400,876.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 19, 2026.
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August 19, 2026 16:36 ET (20:36 GMT)
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