Shares of Merck & Co. Inc. MRK, -0.63% shed 0.63% to $87.10 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.48% rising 0.48% to 4,175.48 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.20% rising 0.20% to 33,128.79. This was the stock’s second consecutive day of losses. Merck & Co. Inc. closed $4.30 below its 52-week high ($91.40), which the company achieved on November 4th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Johnson & Johnson JNJ, -0.20% fell 0.20% to $178.29, Roche Holding AG Part. Cert. RHHVF, -3.13% fell 3.13% to $358.90, and Pfizer Inc. PFE, +1.97% rose 1.97% to $49.29. Trading volume (8.4 M) remained 2.9 million below its 50-day average volume of 11.3 M.