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Shares of U.S. Bancorp shed 4.0% to $59.73 on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.4% to 7,551.81 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.2% to 51,461.90.

This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.

U.S. Bancorp closed 9.6% short of its 52-week high of $66.08, which the company achieved on August 17th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Bank of America Corp. fell 2.7% to $57.90, Great Southern Bancorp Inc. fell 1.7% to $79.15, and Wells Fargo & Co. fell 2.98% to $87.05.

Trading volume totaled 16.3 million, compared to the 50-day average of 7.0 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet