Published on 2 Dec 2021 on Market Watch
Procter & Gamble Co. stock rises Wednesday, outperforms market
Shares of Procter & Gamble Co. rallied 1.26% to $146.40 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.18% to 4,513.04 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.34% to 34,022.04. Procter & Gamble Co. closed $3.32 short of its 52-week high ($149.72), which the company reached on November 26th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Johnson & Johnson rose 1.38% to $158.08, L'Oreal S.A. ADR fell 0.14% to $90.14, and Estee Lauder Cos. Cl A fell 2.03% to $325.33. Trading volume (8.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 6.5 M.