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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. rose 4.8% to $221.07 on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.1% to 43,461.21 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.5% to 5,983.25.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed 44.9% below its 52-week high of $400.88, which the company reached on March 21st.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors, as Abbott Laboratories remained unchanged, Becton Dickinson & Co. rose 1.3% to $230.31, and Baxter International Inc. rose 3.73% to $35.08.
Trading volume totaled 1.5 million, compared to the 50-day average of 807,651.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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February 24, 2025 16:34 ET (21:34 GMT)
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