DJ Abbott Laboratories Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ rose 1.68% to $134.28 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.78% to 6,389.45 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.47% to 44,175.61.
This was the stock's sixth consecutive day of gains.
Abbott Laboratories closed 4.92% below its 52-week high of $141.23, which the company achieved on March 4th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 1.05% to $173.33, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 1.44% to $24.58, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ rose 0.40% to $80.69.
Trading volume (5.0 M) remained 1.7 million below its 50-day average volume of 6.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 8, 2025.
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August 08, 2025 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)
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