J&J rose by 3.04% to trade at $131.69 by 10:02 (14:02 GMT) on Tuesday on the NYSE exchange.
The volume of J&J shares traded since the start of the session was 3.84M. J&J has traded in a range of $129.12 to $131.76 on the day.
The stock has traded at $132.6600 at its highest and $126.6300 at its lowest during the past seven days.
