DJ Abbott Laboratories Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ advanced 1.60% to $140.22 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.76% to 5,849.72 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.48% to 43,191.24.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Abbott Laboratories hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $138.37, which the company achieved on February 28th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 1.37% to $167.28, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 0.68% to $26.25, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ rose 0.98% to $93.15.
Trading volume (7.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 6.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 3, 2025.
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