Shares of United Parcel Service Inc. Cl B UPS, -0.33% slumped 0.33% to $213.90 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, -0.30% falling 0.30% to 4,778.73 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.25% falling 0.25% to 36,398.08. This was the stock’s third consecutive day of losses. United Parcel Service Inc. Cl B closed $6.34 short of its 52-week high ($220.24), which the company achieved on October 26th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as FedEx Corp. FDX, +0.42% rose 0.42% to $258.56, Deutsche Post AG ADR DPSGY, remained unchanged, and Expeditors International of Washington Inc. EXPD, +0.17% rose 0.17% to $133.40. Trading volume (1.2 M) remained 1.4 million below its 50-day average volume of 2.6 M.