Pfizer Inc. shares they grow on Tuesday, still underperforming the market

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Shares of Pfizer Inc. PFE,
+ 0.08%
rose 0.08% to $ 36.73 on Tuesday in what turned out to be an overall favorable trading session for the stock market with the S&P 500 SPX,
+ 0.81%
up 0.81% to 3,798.91 and the DJIA Dow Jones average,
+ 0.38%
increasing by 0.38% to 30,930.52. The increase in stock hit a four-day loss. Pfizer Inc. closed at $ 6.35 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,
+ 1.55%
rose 1.55% to $ 162.78, Merck & Co. Inc. MRK,
-0.23%
decreased 0.23% to $ 83.19, and Novartis AG ADR NVS,
+ 1.11%
rose 1.11% to $ 96.69. Trading volume (33.3 million) remained at 16.5 million below its 50-day average volume of 49.8 M.

Editor’s note: This story was automatically generated by Automated Insights using data from Dow Jones and FactSet. See the terms of use of our market data.

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