Shares of Johnson & Johnson JNJ, -0.51% slumped 0.51% to $176.65 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, -0.25% falling 0.25% to 3,839.50 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.22% falling 0.22% to 33,147.25. Johnson & Johnson closed $10.04 below its 52-week high ($186.69), which the company reached on April 25th.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Procter & Gamble Co. PG, -0.68% fell 0.68% to $151.56. Trading volume (4.2 M) remained 2.3 million below its 50-day average volume of 6.5 M.