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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. rose 3.4% to $218.58 on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.5% to 5,939.30 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.3% to 42,319.74.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed 38.0% short of its 52-week high of $352.33, which the company reached on October 24th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors, as Abbott Laboratories rose 0.7% to $133.94, Becton Dickinson & Co. rose 0.1% to $171.03, and Baxter International Inc. rose 0.60% to $30.15.
Trading volume totaled 773,240, compared to the 50-day average of 818,050.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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June 05, 2025 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)
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