Pfizer Inc. stock outperforms market on strong trading day

On Jan 12, 2021

Shares of Pfizer Inc.
PFE,
+1.72%
advanced 1.72% to $37.77 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-0.66%
falling 0.66% to 3,799.61 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.29%
falling 0.29% to 31,008.69. This was the stock’s third consecutive day of gains. Pfizer Inc. closed $5.31 below its 52-week high ($43.08), which the company reached on December 9th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Johnson & Johnson
JNJ,
-0.42%
fell 0.42% to $159.37, Merck & Co. Inc.
MRK,
+2.37%
rose 2.37% to $85.00, and Novartis AG ADR
NVS,
+0.37%
rose 0.37% to $94.39. Trading volume (47.3 M) remained 2.2 million below its 50-day average volume of 49.5 M.

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