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Shares of Ross Stores Inc. shed 4.1% to $235.28 on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.5% to 7,745.06 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.5% to 53,459.78.
Ross Stores Inc. closed 8.5% below its 52-week high of $257.00, which the company achieved on August 3rd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Amazon.com Inc. fell 0.5% to $261.31, Target Corp. fell 2.2% to $151.01, and TJX Cos. fell 0.83% to $150.85.
Trading volume totaled 2.9 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.7 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet