DJ Merck & Co. Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK.UK)$ slid 1.77% to $80.93 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.83% to 6,279.35 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.77% to 44,828.53.
The stock's fall snapped a four-day winning streak.
Merck & Co. Inc. closed 37.71% below its 52-week high of $129.93, which the company achieved on July 12th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 0.29% to $156.01, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE.AU)$ rose 0.24% to $25.38, and Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) rose 0.18% to $780.67.
Trading volume (7.7 M) remained 8.7 million below its 50-day average volume of 16.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 3, 2025.
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July 03, 2025 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)
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