Merck Stock – Merck & Co. Inc. stock falls Tuesday, underperforms market
Shares of Merck & Co. Inc.
MRK,
slipped 1.94% to $77.50 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
falling 0.21% to 4,188.13 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
falling 0.24% to 34,312.46. This was the stock’s third consecutive day of losses. Merck & Co. Inc. closed $10.30 below its 52-week high ($87.80), which the company reached on September 3rd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Johnson & Johnson
JNJ,
fell 0.28% to $170.08, Roche Holding AG Part. Cert.
RHHVF,
rose 4.23% to $350.00, and Pfizer Inc.
PFE,
fell 1.21% to $39.33. Trading volume (13.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 11.8 M.
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Merck Stock – Merck & Co. Inc. stock falls Tuesday, underperforms market
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