Kimberly-Clark Corp. Stock Rises Friday, Still Underperforms Market
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Shares of Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB) inched 0.34% higher to $136.07 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.95% to 4,712.02 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.60% to 35,970.99. Kimberly-Clark Corp. closed $7.30 short of its 52-week high ($143.37), which the company reached on April 21st.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) fell 0.25% to $165.49, Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) rose 1.40% to $155.46, and Estee Lauder Cos. Cl A (EL) rose 1.56% to $361.39. Trading volume (1.1 M) remained 431,137 below its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled December 10, 2021.
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December 10, 2021 17:04 ET (22:04 GMT)
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