Shares of Amgen Inc. AMGN, -0.86% slipped 0.86% to $260.97 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +1.19% rising 1.19% to 4,019.81 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.76% rising 0.76% to 33,629.56. Amgen Inc. closed $35.70 below its 52-week high ($296.67), which the company achieved on November 8th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Johnson & Johnson JNJ, -0.25% fell 0.25% to $168.31 and Pfizer Inc. PFE, -0.29% fell 0.29% to $44.98. Trading volume (2.0 M) remained 680,862 below its 50-day average volume of 2.7 M.