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Shares of Illinois Tool Works Inc. slipped 3.0% to $257.28 on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.3% to 7,651.54 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.9% to 50,906.05.

This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.

Illinois Tool Works Inc. closed 15.1% short of its 52-week high of $303.16, which the company achieved on February 12th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as 3M Co. fell 2.6% to $164.15, Roper Technologies Inc. remained unchanged, and Amphenol Corp. Cl A remained unchanged.

Trading volume totaled 2.2 million, compared to the 50-day average of 1.3 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet