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Shares of First Solar Inc. slid 4.4% to $191.97 on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.8% to 7,706.03 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.7% to 51,511.59.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
First Solar Inc. closed 40.2% below its 52-week high of $320.95, which the company achieved on June 3rd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its peers, as SolarEdge Technologies Inc. fell 7.6% to $33.35, Hubbell Inc. rose 1.1% to $463.70, and Sunrun Inc. fell 5.01% to $8.35.
Trading volume totaled 2.1 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.2 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet