Keysight Technologies Inc. Stock Slides 5.6%, Underperforms Peers
Dow Jones2026/08/18 20:34This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. slipped 5.6% to $341.00 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 7,691.76 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.2% to 53,343.40.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Keysight Technologies Inc. closed 9.1% below its 52-week high of $374.96, which the company reached on June 22nd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Emerson Electric Co. fell 2.6% to $157.78, Agilent Technologies Inc. remained unchanged, and Rockwell Automation Inc. fell 2.46% to $433.67.
Trading volume totaled 3.2 million, compared to the 50-day average of 1.4 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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August 18, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)
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