Shares of Lowe’s Cos. LOW, -5.12% shed 5.12% to $201.85 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, -2.00% falling 2.00% to 3,997.34 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -2.06% falling 2.06% to 33,129.59. This was the stock’s third consecutive day of losses. Lowe’s Cos. closed $36.52 below its 52-week high ($238.37), which the company achieved on March 21st.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, -2.70% fell 2.70% to $94.58, Home Depot Inc. HD, -7.06% fell 7.06% to $295.50, and Walmart Inc. WMT, +0.61% rose 0.61% to $147.33. Trading volume (3.9 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.9 M.