Shares of Ventas Inc. VTR, -0.72% slid 0.72% to $49.89 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, -0.30% falling 0.30% to 3,790.38 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.46% falling 0.46% to 30,630.17. This was the stock’s second consecutive day of losses. Ventas Inc. closed $14.13 below its 52-week high ($64.02), which the company reached on March 29th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Welltower Inc. WELL, -2.21% fell 2.21% to $80.10, Healthpeak Properties Inc. PEAK, -0.50% fell 0.50% to $25.83, and Duke Realty Corp. DRE, -2.27% fell 2.27% to $55.59. Trading volume (1.0 M) remained 931,360 below its 50-day average volume of 2.0 M.