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Shares of BAE Systems PLC shed 4.08% to GBP18.55 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index rising 0.42% to 10,541.69.

BAE Systems PLC closed 21.40% short of its 52-week high of GBP23.60, which the company achieved on March 18th.

Trading volume totaled 4.1 million, compared to the 50-day average of 5.8 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet