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Shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. advanced 4.4% to $211.71 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.5% to 6,976.44 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.1% to 49,407.66.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. closed 0.1% below its 52-week high of $212.00, which the company reached on January 22nd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. rose 7.5% to $186.13, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. Cl A rose 7.4% to $59.16, and Saia Inc. rose 9.82% to $367.75.
Trading volume totaled 1.2 million, compared to the 50-day average of 1.1 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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February 02, 2026 16:35 ET (21:35 GMT)
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