Amgen Inc. Stock Rises Wednesday, Outperforms Market
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Shares of Amgen Inc. (AMGN) inched 0.97% higher to $220.65 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.61% to 4,179.83 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.41% to 32,908.27.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Amgen Inc. closed $76.02 below its 52-week high ($296.67), which the company achieved on November 8th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) rose 0.45% to $155.06 and Pfizer Inc. (PFE) rose 2.73% to $38.02.
Trading volume (3.9 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 31, 2023.
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