DJ Abbott Laboratories Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ advanced 1.88% to $104.57 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.30% to 7,720.39 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.25% to 52,342.56.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Abbott Laboratories closed 20.80% short of its 52-week high of $132.03, which the company reached on November 18th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 1.53% to $275.20, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 1.70% to $29.95, and Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) rose 3.83% to $146.33.
Trading volume (7.2 M) remained 1.8 million below its 50-day average volume of 9.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 29, 2026.
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