Pfizer Inc. shares are less performing on Tuesday compared to competitors, despite daily earnings

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Shares of Pfizer Inc. PFE,
+ 0.08%
rose 0.08% to $ 37.31 on Tuesday in what turned out to be a tough stock market trading session with the S&P 500 SPX Index,
-0.15%
down 0.15% to 3,849.62 and Dow Jones Industrial Media DJIA,
-0.07%
decreasing by 0.07% to 30,937.04. This was the third consecutive day of earnings of the share. Pfizer Inc. closed at $ 5.77 in addition to the 52-week high ($ 43.08) the company hit on Dec. 9.

The action showed mixed performance compared to some of its competitors on Tuesday, such as Johnson & Johnson JNJ,
+ 2.71%
rose 2.71% to $ 170.48, Merck & Co. Inc. MRK,
-1.11%
fell 1.11% to $ 80.25, and Novartis AG ADR NVS,
-2.57%
fell 2.57% to $ 95.94. Trading volume (27.5 million) remained at 17.4 million below its 50-day average volume of 44.9 million.

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