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Shares of Merck & Co. Inc. rallied 4.8% to $120.26 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.4% to 7,584.31 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.7% to 51,561.93.
Merck & Co. Inc. closed 3.9% short of its 52-week high of $125.14, which the company achieved on February 25th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Johnson & Johnson rose 2.2% to $228.17, Pfizer Inc. rose 1.4% to $25.69, and Eli Lilly & Co. rose 4.31% to $1,125.27.
Trading volume totaled 15.1 million, compared to the 50-day average of 9.1 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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June 04, 2026 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)
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