DJ Amgen Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Amgen Inc. $(AMGN)$ rose 1.69% to $355.30 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.20% to 7,126.06 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.79% to 49,447.43.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Amgen Inc. closed 9.20% below its 52-week high of $391.29, which the company reached on March 2nd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 0.15% to $234.18, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 1.25% to $27.56, and AbbVie Inc. $(ABBV)$ fell 0.29% to $208.38.
Trading volume (3.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 17, 2026.
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April 17, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)
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