Shares of Amgen Inc. AMGN, -0.11% slipped 0.11% to $271.25 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.52% rising 0.52% to 4,358.24 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.40% rising 0.40% to 33,739.30.
The stock’s fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Amgen Inc. closed $25.42 short of its 52-week high ($296.67), which the company achieved on November 8th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Johnson & Johnson JNJ, -0.11% fell 0.11% to $158.36 and Pfizer Inc. PFE, -0.09% fell 0.09% to $33.17.
Trading volume (1.8 M) remained 671,667 below its 50-day average volume of 2.4 M.