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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. rose 3.8% to $213.15 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.4% to 5,631.28 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.7% to 41,113.97.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed 42.8% below its 52-week high of $372.52, which the company achieved on May 10th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors, as Abbott Laboratories rose 0.7% to $133.95, Becton Dickinson & Co. rose 1.2% to $167.14, and Baxter International Inc. rose 2.64% to $30.72.
Trading volume totaled 938,852, compared to the 50-day average of 1.0 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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May 07, 2025 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)
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