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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. slid 7.0% to $259.79 on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.1% to 6,940.01 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.2% to 49,359.33.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed 25.5% below its 52-week high of $348.90, which the company achieved on January 28th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Abbott Laboratories fell 1.4% to $121.76, Becton Dickinson & Co. fell 0.6% to $207.11, and Baxter International Inc. fell 1.28% to $20.11.
Trading volume totaled 1.5 million, compared to the 50-day average of 682,839.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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January 16, 2026 16:33 ET (21:33 GMT)
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