DJ Merck & Co. Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ rose 1.84% to $119.31 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index remaining mostly unchanged at 6,941.47 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.13% to 50,121.40.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Merck & Co. Inc. closed 2.73% below its 52-week high of $122.66, which the company achieved on February 6th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 1.05% to $240.86, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 0.43% to $27.73, and Eli Lilly & Co. $(LLY)$ fell 0.96% to $1,015.21.
Trading volume (10.8 M) remained 3.2 million below its 50-day average volume of 14.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 11, 2026.
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February 11, 2026 16:33 ET (21:33 GMT)
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