Waste Connections is trading at $163.12, up 4.01%, as investors favor defensive, pricing-power names ahead of its October 21 earnings report.
- No clear company-specific announcement explaining the October 15 move emerged.
- Hotter-than-expected September inflation and rate concerns have pressured growth stocks and encouraged defensive positioning.
- Shares were described as gaining on light early volume; the earnings report is upcoming, not a reported catalyst.