shares of equity residential eqr slipped 036 to 6393 wednesday on what proved to be an allaround grim trading session for the stock market with the sp 500 index spx falling 061 to 399532 and dow jones industrial average djia falling 042 to 3396635 the stocks fall snapped a fiveday winning streak equity residential closed 3039 below its 52week high 9432 which the company reached on april 21st despite its losses the stock outperformed some of its competitors wednesday as avalonbay communities