Merck (MRK) Ascends But Remains Behind Market: Some Facts to Note

Merck (MRK) closed the latest trading day at $129.45, indicating a +0.57% change from the previous session's end. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.19%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.25%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 1.96%.Prior to today's trading, shares of the pharmaceutical company had lost 1.28% over the past month. This has lagged the Medical sector's gain of 3.54% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.35% in that time.The investment community wi ...