Shares of Johnson & Johnson
JNJ,
rose 1.19% to $156.85 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
rising 0.37% to 4,124.51 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
rising 0.98% to 33,601.15. This was the stock’s fourth consecutive day of gains. Johnson & Johnson closed $29.84 short of its 52-week high ($186.69), which the company achieved on April 25th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as Procter & Gamble Co.
PG,
rose 0.55% to $149.51. Trading volume (6.8 M) remained 1.8 million below its 50-day average volume of 8.7 M.
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