DJ West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) inched 0.87% higher to $357.48 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.57% to 5,035.69 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.49% to 37,815.92.
The stock's rise snapped a four-day losing streak.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed $58.25 short of its 52-week high ($415.73), which the company reached on August 30th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ fell 1.21% to $105.97, Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ rose 0.50% to $234.60, and Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ fell 0.66% to $40.37.
Trading volume (697,385) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 486,396.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 30, 2024.
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April 30, 2024 17:05 ET (21:05 GMT)
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