Shares of Amgen Inc. AMGN, -0.32% shed 0.32% to $252.12 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +1.14% rising 1.14% to 3,719.98 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.12% rising 1.12% to 30,523.80. Amgen Inc. closed $6.33 below its 52-week high ($258.45), which the company reached on April 11th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Johnson & Johnson JNJ, -0.35% fell 0.35% to $166.01, Roche Holding AG Part. Cert. RHHVF, +0.02% rose 0.02% to $325.78, and Pfizer Inc. PFE, +1.01% rose 1.01% to $44.09. Trading volume (2.1 M) remained 618,498 below its 50-day average volume of 2.7 M.