DJ Merck & Co. Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ rose 1.54% to $77.23 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.09% to 5,963.60 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.32% to 42,792.07.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Merck & Co. Inc. closed 42.64% short of its 52-week high of $134.63, which the company reached on June 25th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 0.77% to $152.49, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 0.74% to $23.00, and Eli Lilly & Co. $(LLY)$ fell 0.30% to $755.11.
Trading volume (11.6 M) remained 5.8 million below its 50-day average volume of 17.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 19, 2025.
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May 19, 2025 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)
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