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Shares of Caterpillar Inc. slid 5.7% to $813.83 on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.2% to 7,801.77 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.7% to 51,179.87.

The stock's fall snapped a four-day winning streak.

Caterpillar Inc. closed 24.2% below its 52-week high of $1,073.46, which the company achieved on June 30th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Deere & Co. fell 3.8% to $656.87, Toro Co. fell 2.5% to $96.42.

Trading volume totaled 3.3 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.6 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet