Shares of Leggett & Platt Inc. LEG, -1.61% shed 1.61% to $25.09 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, -0.62% falling 0.62% to 4,349.61 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.51% falling 0.51% to 33,631.14.
The stock’s fall snapped a four-day winning streak.
Leggett & Platt Inc. closed $13.46 short of its 52-week high ($38.55), which the company achieved on February 2nd.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Tempur Sealy International Inc. TPX, -3.66% fell 3.66% to $40.00, Sleep Number Corp. SNBR, -5.65% fell 5.65% to $17.88, and La-Z-Boy Inc. LZB, -3.58% fell 3.58% to $29.05.
Trading volume (1.0 M) remained 121,481 below its 50-day average volume of 1.1 M.