Shares of Amgen Inc. AMGN, -0.88% slipped 0.88% to $304.57 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.57% rising 0.57% to 4,783.45 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.45% rising 0.45% to 37,695.73.
This was the stock’s second consecutive day of losses.
Amgen Inc. closed $6.48 short of its 52-week high ($311.05), which the company achieved on January 8th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Johnson & Johnson JNJ, +0.15% rose 0.15% to $161.87 and Pfizer Inc. PFE, -1.39% fell 1.39% to $28.99.
Trading volume (2.2 M) remained 280,147 below its 50-day average volume of 2.5 M.