DJ Merck & Co. Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ advanced 1.86% to $89.23 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.97% to 5,580.94 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.69% to 41,583.90.
Merck & Co. Inc. closed 33.72% short of its 52-week high of $134.63, which the company achieved on June 25th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 0.36% to $163.71, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 0.80% to $25.21, and Eli Lilly & Co. $(LLY)$ rose 0.10% to $822.51.
Trading volume (12.4 M) remained 4.9 million below its 50-day average volume of 17.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 28, 2025.
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March 28, 2025 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)
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