DJ Quest Diagnostics Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Quest Diagnostics Inc. $(DGX)$ rose 1.13% to $238.50 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.18% to 7,709.96 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.85% to 53,885.10.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Quest Diagnostics Inc. closed 0.68% short of its 52-week high of $240.13, which the company achieved on July 28th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as UnitedHealth Group Inc. $(UNH)$ fell 2.13% to $403.97, IQVIA Holdings Inc. $(IQV)$ fell 1.53% to $232.43, and Centene Corp. $(CNC)$ fell 4.16% to $64.20.
Trading volume (634,117) remained 340,301 below its 50-day average volume of 974,418.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 6, 2026.
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