DJ Merck & Co. Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ advanced 3.34% to $129.56 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index remaining mostly unchanged at 7,483.24 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.14% to 52,900.07.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Merck & Co. Inc. closed 0.56% below its 52-week high of $130.29, which the company reached on June 30th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 3.57% to $263.04, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 1.84% to $24.32, and Eli Lilly & Co. $(LLY)$ rose 1.86% to $1,213.91.
Trading volume (7.3 M) remained 3.3 million below its 50-day average volume of 10.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 2, 2026.
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July 02, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)
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