Shares of Amgen Inc. AMGN, -0.91% slid 0.91% to $218.76 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.11% rising 0.11% to 4,298.86 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.13% rising 0.13% to 33,876.78.
This was the stock’s second consecutive day of losses.
Amgen Inc. closed $77.91 below its 52-week high ($296.67), which the company achieved on November 8th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Johnson & Johnson JNJ, -0.16% fell 0.16% to $160.01 and Pfizer Inc. PFE, -0.31% fell 0.31% to $38.97.
Trading volume (1.7 M) remained 554,976 below its 50-day average volume of 2.3 M.