NEW YORK - Shares of pharmaceutical companies were mostly higher early Thursday as the broader market wobbled following a Labor Department report showing the nation's unemployment rate held steady.
How some key drug makers performed early Thursday:
Eli Lilly & Co., up 51 cents to $46.60.
Merck & Co., up 55 cents to $38.59.
Pfizer Inc., up 9 cents to $17.71.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., up 19 cents to $20.78.

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