DJ Abbott Laboratories Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ advanced 1.91% to $131.75 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.08% to 44,946.12 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.29% to 6,449.80.
The stock's rise snapped a four-day losing streak.
Abbott Laboratories closed 6.71% below its 52-week high of $141.23, which the company reached on March 4th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 1.10% to $176.64, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 0.12% to $25.14, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ rose 1.75% to $84.21.
Trading volume (6.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 6.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 15, 2025.
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