DJ Abbott Laboratories Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ rose 2.29% to $132.06 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.39% to 6,061.48 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.71% to 44,873.28.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Abbott Laboratories hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $129.85, which the company reached on January 28th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 0.78% to $154.69, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 2.20% to $26.44, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ fell 1.18% to $89.67.
Trading volume (8.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 5.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 5, 2025.
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