Kimberly-Clark Corp. Stock Falls Friday, Underperforms Market
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Shares of Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB) slipped 1.73% to $139.37 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.03% to 4,620.64 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.48% to 35,365.44. The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak. Kimberly-Clark Corp. closed $4.00 below its 52-week high ($143.37), which the company achieved on April 21st.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) fell 2.76% to $168.23, Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) fell 2.27% to $157.46, and Estee Lauder Cos. Cl A (EL) fell 4.61% to $345.96.true Trading volume (3.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled December 17, 2021.
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December 17, 2021 17:04 ET (22:04 GMT)
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