Shares of Johnson & Johnson JNJ,
up 1.83% to $ 164.93 on Friday, on a favorable test session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX,
rising 1.66% to 3,974.54 and the Dow Jones industrial average DJIA,
rising 1.39% to 33,072.88. This was the third day after the win. Johnson & Johnson closed $ 8.72 short of the 52-week high ($ 173.65), which the company achieved on Jan. 26.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors on Friday, such as Roche Holding AG Part. Certificate. RHHVF,
fell 2.01% to $ 320.51, Merck & Co. Inc. MRK,
rose 1.74% to $ 77.39, and Pfizer Inc. PFE,
rose 1.63% to $ 36.25. Trade volume (7.6 M) remained 600,652 lower than the 50-day average of 8.2 M.
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