Waters Corp. stock falls 2.86% and underperforms major competitors

12 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · Apr 29

Shares closed at $292.13 on Wednesday, nearly 29.5% below their 52-week high of $414.15 set in November.
Trading volume reached 1.3 million, surpassing the 50-day average, as the S&P 500 and Dow Jones also declined.
Waters Corp.'s drop exceeded losses at Thermo Fisher, Danaher, and GE Aerospace during a broadly negative market session.

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