DJ Merck & Co. Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ advanced 1.30% to $100.30 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.07% to 6,827.41 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.51% to 48,458.05.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Merck & Co. Inc. closed 5.23% below its 52-week high of $105.84, which the company achieved on November 25th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 0.75% to $211.58, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 0.19% to $25.85, and Eli Lilly & Co. $(LLY)$ rose 1.80% to $1,027.51.
Trading volume (11.8 M) remained 1.2 million below its 50-day average volume of 12.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled December 12, 2025.
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December 12, 2025 16:33 ET (21:33 GMT)
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