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Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc. stock outperforms market on strong


Shares of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc.
CPRX,
+2.17%

advanced 2.17% to $5.19 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+0.21%

rising 0.21% to 34,869.37 and the NASDAQ Composite Index
COMP,
-0.52%

falling 0.52% to 14,969.97. This was the stock’s fifth consecutive day of gains. Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed $1.05 below its 52-week high ($6.24), which the company achieved on August 13th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as Johnson & Johnson
JNJ,
-0.72%

fell 0.72% to $163.17, Pfizer Inc.
PFE,
-0.84%

fell 0.84% to $43.57, and Abbott Laboratories
ABT,
-3.05%

fell 3.05% to $120.58. Trading volume (629,783) remained 102,051 below its 50-day average volume of 731,834.


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