Merck & Co. Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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DJ Merck & Co. Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ inched 0.93% higher to $97.44 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index remaining mostly unchanged at 5,917.11 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.32% to 43,408.47.

Merck & Co. Inc. closed $37.19 short of its 52-week high ($134.63), which the company achieved on June 25th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 0.07% to $153.11 and Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 0.64% to $24.94.

Trading volume (10.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 9.9 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled November 20, 2024.

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November 20, 2024 16:35 ET (21:35 GMT)

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