J&J rose by 3.03% to trade at $126.56 by 15:57 (20:57 GMT) on Wednesday on the NYSE exchange.
The volume of J&J shares traded since the start of the session was 6.87M. J&J has traded in a range of $122.01 to $126.71 on the day.
The stock has traded at $132.8000 at its highest and $122.0400 at its lowest during the past seven days.
