Clorox shares slide 3.7%, underperform peers as market falls

Clorox shares fell 3.7% to $83.94 on a day the S&P 500 dropped 0.8%. The decline snapped a two-day winning streak. The stock closed 34.9% below its 52-week high. Peers showed mixed results: Procter & Gamble fell 0.6%, Colgate-Palmolive fell 1.29%, and Ecolab rose 0.2%. Trading volume of 2.3 million shares was below the 50-day average of 2.9 million.