DJ Abbott Laboratories Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ advanced 2.23% to $101.82 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.38% to 51,850.55 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.06% to 7,807.24.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Abbott Laboratories closed 24.30% below its 52-week high of $134.50, which the company reached on October 10th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 0.88% to $263.73, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 0.42% to $28.40, and Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) fell 0.10% to $145.45.
Trading volume (6.8 M) remained 1.6 million below its 50-day average volume of 8.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 12, 2026.