DJ Gilead Sciences Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD) rallied 2.45% to $149.92 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.71% to 7,631.47 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.79% to 52,766.88.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Gilead Sciences Inc. closed 4.69% short of its 52-week high of $157.29, which the company reached on February 11th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 2.01% to $271.19, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 0.32% to $28.55, and Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ fell 1.30% to $108.93.
Trading volume (4.8 M) remained 2.1 million below its 50-day average volume of 6.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 1, 2026.