Becton Dickinson & Co. Stock Outperforms Market On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Becton Dickinson & Co. (BDX) rose 1.98% to $259.17 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.14% to 4,670.29 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.45% to 36,068.87. This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains. Becton Dickinson & Co. closed $8.20 short of its 52-week high ($267.37), which the company achieved on January 12th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (TMO) rose 2.96% to $625.04, Intuitive Surgical Inc. (ISRG) rose 0.38% to $325.53, and Baxter International Inc. (BAX) fell 1.30% to $86.31. Trading volume (1.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled Janurary 10, 2022.
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January 10, 2022 16:40 ET (21:40 GMT)
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