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Shares of Procter & Gamble Co. /zigman2/quotes/202894679/composite PG +0.95% slid 0.56% to $156.29 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index /zigman2/quotes/210599714/realtime SPX +2.13% falling 1.90% to 4,418.64 and Dow Jones Industrial Average /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA +1.63% falling 1.43% to 34,738.06. This was the stock's sixth consecutive day of losses. Procter & Gamble Co. closed $9.06 short of its 52-week high ($165.35), which the company achieved on January 21st.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Johnson & Johnson /zigman2/quotes/201724570/composite JNJ +0.29% fell 1.01% to $167.71, L'Oreal S.A. ADR /zigman2/quotes/203477983/delayed LRLCY +1.47% fell 1.71% to $81.25, and Estee Lauder Cos. Cl A /zigman2/quotes/200740220/composite EL +2.59% fell 4.70% to $300.77.true Trading volume (9.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 8.9 M.
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