Merck & Co. Inc. stock underperforms Thursday when compared to competitors despite daily gains
Shares of Merck & Co. Inc. MRK, +1.33% advanced 1.33% to $102.48 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great 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.
Merck & Co. Inc. closed $17.17 short of its 52-week high ($119.65), which the company reached on May 3rd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson JNJ, +1.68% rose 1.68% to $154.66 and Pfizer Inc. PFE, +1.30% rose 1.30% to $30.47.
Trading volume (27.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 6.8 M.
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