DJ West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Stock Rises Monday, Still Underperforms Market
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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) inched 0.42% higher to $366.54 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.03% to 5,180.74 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.46% to 38,852.27.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed $49.19 below its 52-week high ($415.73), which the company reached on August 30th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ fell 0.25% to $105.64, Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ rose 0.81% to $236.58, and Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ fell 1.03% to $36.51.
Trading volume (332,532) remained 128,588 below its 50-day average volume of 461,120.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 6, 2024.
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May 06, 2024 17:04 ET (21:04 GMT)
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