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Shares of Johnson & Johnson inched 0.56% higher to $153.92 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.68% to 3,920.56 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.06% to 32,155.40. This was the stock’s third consecutive day of gains. Johnson & Johnson closed $32.77 below its 52-week high ($186.69), which the company reached on April 25th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Procter & Gamble Co. rose 1.24% to $139.85. Trading volume (8.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 8.0 M.
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