Pfizer Inc. shares underperform on Tuesday compared to competitors

Shares of Pfizer Inc. PFE,
-1.56%
fell 1.56% to $ 37.18 on Tuesday in what proved to be a totally positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 SPX index,
+ 0.04%
increasing 0.04% to 3,801.19 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA,
+ 0.19%
rising 0.19% to 31,068.69. The stock dip resulted in a three-day winning streak. Pfizer Inc. closed $ 5.90 below its 52-week high ($ 43.08), which the company reached on December 9.

The stock showed mixed performance compared to some of its competitors on Tuesday, such as Johnson & Johnson JNJ
-0.78%
fell 0.78% to $ 158.13, Merck & Co. Inc. MRK,
-2.25%
fell 2.25% to $ 83.09, and Novartis AG ADR NVS,
-0.57%
fell 0.57% to $ 93.85. Turnover (47.8 M) remained 2.2 million below its average 50-day volume of 50.0 M.

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