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The most notable companies in this group are Eli Lilly & Co (NYSE:LLY), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK), ABBVIE (NYSE:ABBV), AstraZeneca PLC (NASDAQ:AZN), Pfizer (NYSE:PFE), Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN), Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Biogen (NASDAQ:BIIB).

The Major Pharmaceuticals industry includes companies that are involved in various processes of creating drugs to treat/prevent diseases. These companies engage in research, testing and manufacturing, as well as the distribution of pharmaceuticals into markets. Johnson & Johnson, Merck & Co., Inc., Pfizer Inc. and Novartis are among the largest companies in this category.

The average market capitalization across the Pharmaceuticals: Major Industry is 86.34B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 72.83K to 739.66B. LLY holds the highest valuation in this group at 739.66B. The lowest valued company is CRXTQ at 72.83K.

The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the Pharmaceuticals: Major Industry was -4%. For the same Industry, the average monthly price growth was -5%, and the average quarterly price growth was 3%. BMY experienced the highest price growth at 6%, while SCLX experienced the biggest fall at -31%.

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Pharmaceuticals: Major Industry was -25%. For the same stocks of the Industry, the average monthly volume growth was 83% and the average quarterly volume growth was 57%