DJ West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) rallied 4.01% to $390.20 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.20% to 5,070.55 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.69% to 38,503.69.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed $25.53 below its 52-week high ($415.73), which the company reached on August 30th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ rose 0.49% to $107.59, Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ rose 0.21% to $234.36, and Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ rose 1.53% to $41.02.
Trading volume (427,080) remained 96,288 below its 50-day average volume of 523,368.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 23, 2024.
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April 23, 2024 17:03 ET (21:03 GMT)
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