Kimberly-Clark Corp. Stock Rises Wednesday, Outperforms Market
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Shares of Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB) inched 0.60% higher to $144.06 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.94% to 4,700.58 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.07% to 36,407.11. This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains. Kimberly-Clark Corp. closed $0.85 below its 52-week high ($144.91), which the company achieved on January 4th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) rose 0.67% to $172.22, Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) rose 0.45% to $164.21, and Estee Lauder Cos. Cl A (EL) fell 4.24% to $356.11. Trading volume (1.9 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled Janurary 5, 2022.
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January 05, 2022 17:04 ET (22:04 GMT)
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