DJ Centene Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Centene Corp. $(CNC)$ rose 2.27% to $62.22 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.70% to 7,489.72 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.53% to 52,485.03.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
Centene Corp. closed 10.29% short of its 52-week high of $69.36, which the company reached on July 14th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as HCA Healthcare Inc. $(HCA)$ rose 1.72% to $402.59, IQVIA Holdings Inc. $(IQV)$ fell 1.16% to $235.02, and Labcorp Holdings Inc. $(LH)$ fell 2.01% to $309.20.
Trading volume (3.9 M) remained 1.2 million below its 50-day average volume of 5.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 31, 2026.
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