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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. jumped 12.9% to $309.70 on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.4% to 7,108.40 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.4% to 49,310.32.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed 3.9% below its 52-week high of $322.34, which the company achieved on October 23rd.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Abbott Laboratories rose 0.9% to $92.48, Becton Dickinson & Co. fell 0.5% to $154.85, and Baxter International Inc. rose 0.55% to $18.41.
Trading volume totaled 2.7 million, compared to the 50-day average of 898,184.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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April 23, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)
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