DJ West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) inched 0.52% higher to $327.01 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.04% to 42,342.24 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.09% to 5,867.08.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed $86.69 short of its 52-week high ($413.70), which the company achieved on February 7th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ rose 0.44% to $112.42, Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ fell 0.12% to $223.83, and Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ fell 0.03% to $28.90.
Trading volume (529,214) remained 133,151 below its 50-day average volume of 662,365.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled December 19, 2024.
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December 19, 2024 17:09 ET (22:09 GMT)
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