Shares of Procter & Gamble Co. PG, -0.75% dropped 0.75% to $144.95 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.09% rising 0.09% to 4,701.70 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.29% rising 0.29% to 36,432.22. The stock’s fall snapped a four-day winning streak. Procter & Gamble Co. closed $2.28 below its 52-week high ($147.23), which the company reached on September 13th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Johnson & Johnson JNJ, -0.34% fell 0.34% to $162.87, L’Oreal S.A. ADR LRLCY, -0.17% fell 0.17% to $95.51, and Estee Lauder Cos. Cl A EL, -0.03% fell 0.03% to $349.39. Trading volume (5.9 M) remained 820,610 below its 50-day average volume of 6.7 M.