Pfizer Inc. shares rise on Friday, still outperforming the market

Shares of Pfizer Inc. PFE,
+ 0.19%
increased 0.19%, to $ 37.13 on Friday, in what proved to be a big trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 SPX index,
+ 0.55%
rising 0.55% to 3,824.68 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA,
+ 0.18%
rising 0.18% to 31,097.97. This was the second consecutive day of earnings for the stock. Pfizer Inc. closed $ 5.95 below its 52-week high ($ 43.08), which the company hit on December 9.

The stock showed mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors on Friday, such as Johnson & Johnson JNJ,
-0.21%
fell 0.21% to $ 160.04, Merck & Co. Inc. MRK,
-1.18%
fell 1.18% to $ 83.03, and Novartis AG ADR NVS,
+ 0.69%
rose 0.69% to $ 94.04. Turnover (33.4 M) remained 15.8 million below its average 50-day volume of 49.2 M.

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