DJ Abbott Laboratories Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ advanced 1.78% to $109.95 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.01% to 6,699.38 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.83% to 46,946.41.
The stock's rise snapped a four-day losing streak.
Abbott Laboratories closed 20.93% short of its 52-week high of $139.06, which the company achieved on June 24th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 0.69% to $243.19, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 0.11% to $26.61, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ rose 0.58% to $115.43.
Trading volume (7.4 M) remained 2.9 million below its 50-day average volume of 10.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 16, 2026.
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March 16, 2026 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)
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