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Shares of Centene Corp. rallied 3.7% to $39.00 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.3% to 7,041.28 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.2% to 48,578.72.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Centene Corp. closed 39.2% short of its 52-week high of $64.15, which the company reached on May 12th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as HCA Healthcare Inc. fell 1.1% to $482.97, IQVIA Holdings Inc. fell 3.5% to $171.95, and Labcorp Holdings Inc. fell 0.14% to $266.36.
Trading volume totaled 6.6 million, compared to the 50-day average of 6.5 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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April 16, 2026 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)
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