The Pfizer Inc. rises on Thursday, but is still underperforming the market

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Shares of Pfizer Inc. PFE,
+ 0.14%
dropped 0.14% higher to $ 34.89 Thursday, on what turned out to be an all-round great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX,
+ 1.09%
an increase of 1.09% to 3,871.74 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA,
+ 1.08%
increases by 1.08% to 31,055.86. The stock’s rise broke a three-day loss streak. Pfizer Inc. closed at $ 8.19 below its 52-week high ($ 43.08), which the company reached on December 9.

The stock performed mixed compared to some of its competitors on Thursday, such as Johnson & Johnson JNJ,
+ 0.93%
rose 0.93% to $ 161.99, Merck & Co. Inc. MRK,
-1.67%
declined 1.67% to $ 76.03, and Novartis AG ADR NVS,
+ 1.44%
rose 1.44% to $ 90.63. The trade volume (34.2 million) remained 10.2 million below the 50-day average volume of 44.4 million.

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