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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. slid 3.4% to $287.22 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.2% to 6,875.16 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.7% to 47,544.59.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed 17.7% 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 rose 0.3% to $127.18, Becton Dickinson & Co. rose 0.7% to $187.04, and Baxter International Inc. rose 0.65% to $23.17.
Trading volume totaled 1.0 million, compared to the 50-day average of 650,468.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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October 27, 2025 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)
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