Shares of Pfizer Inc. PFE,
rose 0.19% to $ 36.55 on Friday in what turned out to be a painful stock market trading session with the S&P 500 SPX,
down 0.30% to 3,841.47 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA,
decreasing by 0.57% to 30,996.98. The increase in stock hit a two-day loss. Pfizer Inc. closed at $ 6.53 below the 52-week high ($ 43.08), which the company reached on Dec. 9.
The action showed mixed performance compared to some of its competitors on Friday, such as Johnson & Johnson JNJ,
rose 1.13% to $ 163.55, Merck & Co. Inc. MRK,
decreased 0.25% to $ 80.98 and Novartis AG ADR NVS,
increased 0.02% to $ 96.90. Trading volume (26.1 M) remained at 20.3 million below its 50-day average volume of 46.4 M.
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