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Shares of Abbott Laboratories jumped 10.7% to $98.83 on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.5% to 7,533.77 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.2% to 52,552.97.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.

Abbott Laboratories closed 28.1% below its 52-week high of $137.49, which the company achieved on September 22nd.

The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Johnson & Johnson rose 1.2% to $249.97, Pfizer Inc. rose 1.3% to $25.14, and Merck & Co. Inc. rose 3.25% to $127.63.

Trading volume totaled 31.2 million, compared to the 50-day average of 13.0 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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July 16, 2026 16:32 ET (20:32 GMT)

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