Shares of Lowe’s Cos. LOW, -0.57% slid 0.57% to $219.64 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, -0.70% falling 0.70% to 4,467.71 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.54% falling 0.54% to 35,123.36.
This was the stock’s second consecutive day of losses.
Lowe’s Cos. closed $17.57 below its 52-week high ($237.21), which the company achieved on July 27th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, -1.49% fell 1.49% to $137.85, Home Depot Inc. HD, +0.12% rose 0.12% to $328.21, and Walmart Inc. WMT, +0.16% rose 0.16% to $160.91.
Trading volume (2.1 M) remained 599,689 below its 50-day average volume of 2.7 M.