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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. slipped 4.3% to $206.69 on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.1% to 5,892.58 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.2% to 42,051.06.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed 42.3% below its 52-week high of $358.22, which the company achieved on May 15th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors, as Abbott Laboratories fell 0.4% to $128.56, Becton Dickinson & Co. fell 2.5% to $171.02, and Baxter International Inc. fell 2.66% to $30.32.
Trading volume totaled 660,721, compared to the 50-day average of 958,759.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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May 14, 2025 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)
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