The shares of Pfizer Inc. they outperform the market on a strong trading day

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Pfizer Inc. Shares PFE,
+ 1.72%
advanced 1.72% to $ 37.77 on Monday, in what proved to be a global trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 SPX index,
-0.66%
falling 0.66% to 3,799.61 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA,
-0.29%
falling 0.29% to 31,008.69. This was the third consecutive day of earnings from the shares. Pfizer Inc. closed at $ 5.31 below the 52-week high ($ 43.08), which the company reached on Dec. 9.

The stock showed mixed performance compared to some of its competitors on Monday, such as Johnson & Johnson JNJ,
-0.42%
fell 0.42% to $ 159.37, Merck & Co. Inc. MRK,
+ 2.37%
rose 2.37% to $ 85.00 and Novartis AG ADR NVS,
+ 0.37%
rose 0.37% to $ 94.39. Trading volume (47.3 M) remained 2.2 million below the 50-day average volume of 49.5 M.

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

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