Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) Climbs to Annual-High Share Price
Shares of Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) traded at a new 12-month high today of $123.69. So far today approximately 445,000 shares have been exchanged, as compared to an average 30-day volume of 4.4 million shares. Valero Energy is one of the largest independent refiners in the United States. It operates 14 refineries with a total throughput capacity of 3.2 million barrels a day in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Valero also owns 14 ethanol plants with capacity of 1.7 billion gallons of ethanol a year and holds a 50% stake in Diamond Green Diesel, which has capacity…