Shares of Procter & Gamble Co. PG, -1.19% slipped 2.57% to $144.94 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, -1.30% falling 0.43% to 4,259.52 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.69% falling 0.34% to 33,174.07. Procter & Gamble Co. closed $20.41 short of its 52-week high ($165.35), which the company achieved on January 21st.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson JNJ, -0.18% rose 0.18% to $169.66, L’Oreal S.A. ADR LRLCY, -1.61% fell 5.12% to $74.52, and Estee Lauder Cos. Cl A EL, -3.34% fell 1.56% to $273.36. Trading volume (9.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 8.6 M.
