DJ AFLAC Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of AFLAC Inc. $(AFL)$ rallied 1.36% to $113.63 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.13% to 7,609.78 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.45% to 51,307.79.
The stock's rise snapped a five-day losing streak.
AFLAC Inc. closed 5.16% short of its 52-week high of $119.81, which the company achieved on May 19th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Cigna Group $(CI)$ fell 0.54% to $272.72, MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ rose 1.20% to $82.82, and American International Group Inc. $(AIG)$ rose 0.48% to $73.80.
Trading volume (2.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 2, 2026.
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