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Shares of United Rentals Inc. shed 4.6% to $990.15 on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.7% to 7,631.47 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.8% to 52,766.88.
United Rentals Inc. closed 16.0% below its 52-week high of $1,179.18, which the company reached on August 7th.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its peers, as Herc Holdings Inc. fell 7.4% to $141.06.
Trading volume totaled 461,139, compared to the 50-day average of 469,226.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet