DJ Merck & Co. Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ dropped 0.68% to $99.18 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.35% to 5,969.34 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.97% to 44,296.51.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Merck & Co. Inc. closed $35.45 below its 52-week high ($134.63), which the company reached on June 25th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 0.21% to $155.17 and Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 2.07% to $25.65.
Trading volume (13.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 10.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled November 22, 2024.
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November 22, 2024 16:35 ET (21:35 GMT)
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