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Shares of Merck & Co. Inc. rallied 3.8% to $156.45 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.3% to 7,677.28 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.3% to 53,577.40.
Merck & Co. Inc. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $154.49, which the company achieved on August 21st.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Johnson & Johnson rose 0.5% to $273.14, Pfizer Inc. rose 2.1% to $28.57, and Eli Lilly & Co. fell 1.06% to $1,233.66.
Trading volume totaled 13.7 million, compared to the 50-day average of 10.8 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet