Kimberly-Clark Corp. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading

On Nov 20, 2021

Shares of Kimberly-Clark Corp.
KMB,
+1.04%
rose 1.04% to $134.44 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-0.14%
falling 0.14% to 4,697.96 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.75%
falling 0.75% to 35,601.98. Kimberly-Clark Corp. closed $8.93 below its 52-week high ($143.37), which the company reached on April 21st.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Johnson & Johnson
JNJ,
+0.30%
rose 0.30% to $162.89, Procter & Gamble Co.
PG,
-0.20%
fell 0.20% to $146.82, and Estee Lauder Cos. Cl A
EL,
+1.63%
rose 1.63% to $352.85. Trading volume (1.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.7 M.

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