J&J rose by 3.02% to trade at $134.95 by 15:59 (20:59 GMT) on Friday on the NYSE exchange.
The volume of J&J shares traded since the start of the session was 7.19M. J&J has traded in a range of $130.78 to $134.97 on the day.
The stock has traded at $134.9400 at its highest and $130.1400 at its lowest during the past seven days.
