Shares of Caterpillar Inc. CAT, -2.70% shed 2.70% to $178.19 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, -2.37% falling 2.37% to 3,583.07 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -1.34% falling 1.34% to 29,634.83. Caterpillar Inc. closed $59.71 short of its 52-week high ($237.90), which the company achieved on April 21st.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Deere & Co. DE, -2.73% fell 2.73% to $357.14, General Electric Co. GE, -0.54% fell 0.54% to $67.57, and Cummins Inc. CMI, -2.27% fell 2.27% to $219.25. Trading volume (2.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.6 M.