DJ Abbott Laboratories Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ rallied 1.59% to $92.18 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.22% to 7,483.23 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.03% to 52,305.24.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Abbott Laboratories closed 32.96% short of its 52-week high of $137.49, which the company reached on September 22nd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 0.00% to $253.98, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 0.83% to $23.88, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ fell 2.44% to $125.37.
Trading volume (13.0 M) remained 298,307 below its 50-day average volume of 13.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 1, 2026.
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