3M Stocks – 3M Co. stock rises Friday, outperforms market

Shares of 3M Co.
MMM,
+0.84%
inched 0.84% higher to $178.70 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+0.47%
rising 0.47% to 3,934.83 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+0.09%
rising 0.09% to 31,458.40. 3M Co. closed $8.57 short of its 52-week high ($187.27), which the company reached on January 27th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Amazon.com Inc.
AMZN,
+0.48%
rose 0.48% to $3,277.71, Johnson & Johnson
JNJ,
+0.31%
rose 0.31% to $166.58, and Danaher Corp.
DHR,
+2.18%
rose 2.18% to $245.90. Trading volume (1.1 M) remained 1.7 million below its 50-day average volume of 2.8 M.