DJ West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) slumped 0.55% to $314.77 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.28% to 5,712.69 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.61% to 41,794.60.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed $98.93 short of its 52-week high ($413.70), which the company reached on February 7th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ fell 0.80% to $117.65, Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ fell 0.39% to $234.33, and Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ fell 0.20% to $35.80.
Trading volume (487,877) remained 95,785 below its 50-day average volume of 583,662.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled November 4, 2024.
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November 04, 2024 17:06 ET (22:06 GMT)
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