DJ Air Products & Chemicals Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Air Products & Chemicals Inc. $(APD)$ slid 1.65% to $281.42 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.36% to 6,624.70 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.63% to 46,225.15.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Air Products & Chemicals Inc. closed 6.54% below its 52-week high of $301.11, which the company reached on August 22nd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Linde PLC $(LIN)$ fell 1.11% to $488.57, Dow Inc. $(DOW)$ rose 2.11% to $37.69, and LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Cl A $(LYB)$ rose 5.62% to $75.20.
Trading volume (1.2 M) remained 328,942 below its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 18, 2026.
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March 18, 2026 16:47 ET (20:47 GMT)
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