Kimberly-Clark Corp. Stock Outperforms Market On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB) rallied 2.36% to $139.28 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.91% to 4,668.97 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.89% to 35,650.95. This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains. Kimberly-Clark Corp. closed $4.09 below its 52-week high ($143.37), which the company achieved on April 21st.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) rose 1.79% to $168.45, Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) rose 1.42% to $157.67, and Estee Lauder Cos. Cl A (EL) fell 0.29% to $360.34. Trading volume (2.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled December 13, 2021.
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December 13, 2021 17:05 ET (22:05 GMT)
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