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title: "Air Products & Chemicals Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors"
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description: "Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (APD) stock underperformed on Wednesday, slipping 1.20% to $287.08 amid a broader market decline. The S&P 500 fell 0.45%, and the Dow Jones dropped 1.21%. APD closed 8.83% below its 52-week high of $314.87. Trading volume reached 1.5 million shares, exceeding the 50-day average. Competitors Linde PLC, Dow Inc., and LyondellBasell Industries showed mixed results."
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# Air Products & Chemicals Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (APD) slipped 1.20% to $287.08 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.45% to 7,551.81 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.21% to 51,461.90.

Air Products & Chemicals Inc. closed 8.83% short of its 52-week high of $314.87, which the company reached on July 6th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Linde PLC (LIN) fell 0.19% to $462.09, Dow Inc. (DOW) rose 0.77% to $30.08, and LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Cl A (LYB) fell 0.81% to $64.90.

Trading volume (1.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.0 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 16, 2026.

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