DJ West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) inched 0.73% higher to $325.68 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.56% to 6,032.38 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.42% to 44,910.65.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed $88.02 short of its 52-week high ($413.70), which the company reached on February 7th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ fell 0.15% to $118.77, Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ fell 0.04% to $221.90, and Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ rose 1.72% to $33.71.
Trading volume (305,786) remained 356,535 below its 50-day average volume of 662,321.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled November 29, 2024.
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