Before 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday, 21 companies set new 52-week lows.

Noteables:

• Equity Commonwealth EQC was the largest firm by market cap to set a new 52-week low.
• The smallest company by market cap to set a new 52-week low was Baudax Bio BXRX.
• KBL Merger IV KBLM's stock came under the most pressure, trading down 15.34% to reach a new 52-week low.

The following stocks set new 52-week lows during the first half-hour of trading on Wednesday:

• Equity Commonwealth EQC stock broke to a new 52-week low of $26.14 on Wednesday. Shares of the company later traded up 0.13%.
• Piedmont Office Realty PDM shares were down 1.72% for the day, having made a 52-week low of $12.82.
• Paramount Group PGRE stock dropped to a yearly low on Wednesday of $6.36. Shares traded down 2.37%.
• GEO Gr GEO stock achieved a new 52-week low on Wednesday morning, hitting $9.80 and moving down 2.46%.
• CVR Energy CVI stock hit a yearly low of $11.38. The stock was down 2.52% for the day.
• Intercept Pharmaceuticals ICPT shares made a new 52-week low of $28.40 on Wednesday. The stock was down 4.15% for the day.
• CoreCivic CXW shares moved down 3.2% on Wednesday to hit a new 52-week low of $7.40, drifting down 3.2%.
• Banco Macro BMA stock set a new 52-week low of $12.84 on Wednesday, moving down 1.1%.
• Alector ALEC shares set a new yearly low of $9.21 this morning. The stock was down 1.38% on the session.
• Aerie Pharmaceuticals AERI shares set a new yearly low of $9.01 this morning. The stock later traded up 1.32% on the session.
• Diamond S Shipping DSSI shares made a new 52-week low of $6.51 on Wednesday. The stock was down 0.76% for the day.
• Teekay TK shares set a new 52-week low of $2.03. The stock traded down 4.45%.
• Q&K International Group QK stock achieved a new 52-week low on Wednesday morning, hitting $4.10 and moving down 10.09%.
• Meten EdtechX Education METX shares reached a new 52-week low of $3.38 on Wednesday morning, moving down 1.11%.
• Genesis Healthcare GEN shares hit a yearly low of $0.49. The stock was down 0.12% on the session.
• Rockwell Medical RMTI shares set a new yearly low of $1.00 this morning. The stock was down 4.76% on the session.
• Avenue Therapeutics ATXI shares fell to $3.55 on Wednesday, setting a new 52-week low with a shift of down 2.2%.
• KBL Merger IV KBLM stock set a new 52-week low of $8.96 on Wednesday, moving down 15.34%.
• HighPoint Resources HPR shares made a new 52-week low of $0.15 on Wednesday. The stock was down 1.86% for the day.
• Oncternal Therapeutics ONCT shares were down 0.24% for the day, having made a 52-week low of $1.63.
• Baudax Bio BXRX stock achieved a new 52-week low on Wednesday morning, hitting $1.36 and moving down 13.61%.

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