Shares of Agilent Technologies Inc. A, -3.24% slipped 3.24% to $120.38 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.95% rising 0.95% to 3,978.73 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.60% rising 0.60% to 32,120.28. This was the stock’s second consecutive day of losses. Agilent Technologies Inc. closed $59.19 below its 52-week high ($179.57), which the company reached on September 3rd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. TMO, -2.65% fell 2.65% to $534.27, Danaher Corp. DHR, -0.67% fell 0.67% to $250.32, and General Electric Co. GE, +0.01% rose 0.01% to $74.53. Trading volume (3.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.0 M.