West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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DJ West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) inched 0.81% higher to $310.41 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.27% to 5,823.52 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.65% to 42,387.57.

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed $103.29 short of its 52-week high ($413.70), which the company reached on February 7th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ fell 0.13% to $114.07, Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ rose 0.33% to $238.91, and Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ rose 0.11% to $36.01.

Trading volume (764,274) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 533,743.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 28, 2024.

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October 28, 2024 17:07 ET (21:07 GMT)

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