Shares of Lowe’s Cos. LOW, -1.23% slid 1.23% to $229.49 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, -1.38% falling 1.38% to 4,513.39 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.98% falling 0.98% to 35,282.52.
This was the stock’s third consecutive day of losses.
Lowe’s Cos. closed $7.72 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, -2.64% fell 2.64% to $128.21, Home Depot Inc. HD, -1.08% fell 1.08% to $328.50, and Walmart Inc. WMT, +0.07% rose 0.07% to $159.22.
Trading volume (2.3 M) remained 505,498 below its 50-day average volume of 2.8 M.