DJ Amgen Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Amgen Inc. $(AMGN)$ rose 2.89% to $349.81 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 2.51% to 6,782.81 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 2.85% to 47,909.92.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
Amgen Inc. closed 10.60% below its 52-week high of $391.29, which the company reached on March 2nd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 1.21% to $241.30, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 1.37% to $27.47, and AbbVie Inc. $(ABBV)$ rose 2.53% to $211.59.
Trading volume (2.7 M) remained 164,918 below its 50-day average volume of 2.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 8, 2026.
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