DJ Eli Lilly & Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) rose 2.70% to $1,188.72 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.22% to 7,801.77 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.66% to 51,179.87.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Eli Lilly & Co. closed 8.04% short of its 52-week high of $1,292.65, which the company achieved on August 19th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 1.44% to $258.45, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 1.82% to $28.00, and AbbVie Inc. $(ABBV)$ rose 1.75% to $271.36.
Trading volume (2.3 M) remained 256,201 below its 50-day average volume of 2.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 7, 2026.