Shares of Johnson & Johnson
JNJ,
+2.18%
advanced 2.18% to $168.71 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+2.37%
rising 2.37% to 3,752.75 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+2.47%
rising 2.47% to 31,082.56. This was the stock’s second consecutive day of gains. Johnson & Johnson closed $17.98 short of its 52-week high ($186.69), which the company reached on April 25th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Roche Holding AG Part. Cert.
RHHVF,
-0.32%
fell 0.32% to $324.74, Merck & Co. Inc.
MRK,
+2.94%
rose 2.94% to $95.67, and Pfizer Inc.
PFE,
+4.75%
rose 4.75% to $44.95. Trading volume (8.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 7.5 M.
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