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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. rose 3.6% to $259.94 on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.3% to 6,637.97 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.4% to 46,121.28.
The stock's rise snapped a five-day losing streak.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed 26.2% short of its 52-week high of $352.33, which the company reached on October 24th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Abbott Laboratories fell 1.5% to $133.89, Becton Dickinson & Co. fell 0.3% to $186.05, and Baxter International Inc. fell 1.31% to $22.56.
Trading volume totaled 1.2 million, compared to the 50-day average of 696,107.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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September 24, 2025 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)
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