Shares of Xylem Inc. XYL, -0.15% slid 0.15% to $110.59 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.75% rising 0.75% to 3,852.97 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.40% rising 0.40% to 33,269.77. Xylem Inc. closed $8.98 short of its 52-week high ($119.57), which the company achieved on January 5th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Dover Corp. DOV, +0.81% rose 0.81% to $136.17. Trading volume (905,904) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 860,929.