DJ AFLAC Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of AFLAC Inc. $(AFL)$ rose 1.50% to $111.32 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.32% to 5,870.62 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.70% to 43,444.99.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
AFLAC Inc. closed $4.18 short of its 52-week high ($115.50), which the company reached on October 4th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Cigna Group $(CI)$ fell 0.73% to $321.52.
Trading volume (2.9 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled November 15, 2024.
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November 15, 2024 16:50 ET (21:50 GMT)
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