NEW YORK—Shares of pharmaceutical companies closed mixed Thursday as the broader market rose following a Labor Department report that jobless claims fell last week and as oil prices fell
How some key drug makers performed Thursday:
Schering-Plough Corp., down 3 cents to $19.25.
Merck & Co., up 74 cents to $35.60.
Pfizer Inc., flat at $17.77.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., up 14 cents to $19.92.
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