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Shares of Abbott Laboratories rose 3.7% to $131.35 on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.3% to 5,693.31 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.4% to 42,299.70.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Abbott Laboratories closed 7.0% below its 52-week high of $141.23, which the company achieved on March 4th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors, as Johnson & Johnson rose 0.9% to $163.13, Pfizer Inc. fell 0.8% to $25.01, and Merck & Co. Inc. fell 0.58% to $87.60.
Trading volume totaled 8.4 million, compared to the 50-day average of 7.1 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 27, 2025 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)
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