West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. stock rises Thursday, outperforms market
Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. WST, +0.53% inched 0.53% higher to $350.76 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.38% rising 0.38% to 4,567.80 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.47% rising 1.47% to 35,950.89.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed $64.97 below its 52-week high ($415.73), which the company achieved on August 30th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Abbott Laboratories ABT, +0.64% rose 0.64% to $104.29, Becton Dickinson & Co. BDX, +0.21% rose 0.21% to $236.18, and Baxter International Inc. BAX, -0.08% fell 0.08% to $36.08.
Trading volume (640,288) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 387,671.
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