Gilead Sciences Inc. stock outperforms market on strong trading day
Shares of Gilead Sciences Inc. GILD, +1.82% advanced 1.82% to $76.60 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.38% rising 0.38% to 4,567.80 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.47% rising 1.47% to 35,950.89.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Gilead Sciences Inc. closed $13.14 short of its 52-week high ($89.74), which the company reached on December 13th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson JNJ, +1.68% rose 1.68% to $154.66, Pfizer Inc. PFE, +1.30% rose 1.30% to $30.47, and Abbott Laboratories ABT, +0.64% rose 0.64% to $104.29.
Trading volume (10.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 5.6 M.
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