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Shares of Merck & Co. Inc. rallied 3.8% to $96.43 on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.8% to 6,617.32 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.1% to 46,091.74.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Merck & Co. Inc. closed 8.2% short of its 52-week high of $105.07, which the company achieved on December 9th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Johnson & Johnson rose 0.2% to $200.00, Pfizer Inc. rose 1.5% to $25.45, and Eli Lilly & Co. rose 0.82% to $1,030.05.
Trading volume totaled 28.0 million, compared to the 50-day average of 12.3 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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November 18, 2025 16:34 ET (21:34 GMT)
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