Kimberly-Clark Corp. Stock Outperforms Market On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB) inched 0.99% higher to $142.92 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.26% to 4,766.18 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.16% to 36,338.30. This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains. Kimberly-Clark Corp. closed $0.45 below its 52-week high ($143.37), which the company reached on April 21st.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) fell 0.72% to $171.07, Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) rose 0.50% to $163.58, and Estee Lauder Cos. Cl A (EL) rose 0.78% to $370.20. Trading volume (1.2 M) remained 392,501 below its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled December 31, 2021.
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December 31, 2021 17:04 ET (22:04 GMT)
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