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Shares of Charles River Laboratories International Inc. advanced 7.1% to $310.77 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.7% to 7,773.95 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.2% to 51,267.90.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Charles River Laboratories International Inc. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $303.31, which the company reached on August 27th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Labcorp Holdings Inc. rose 0.1% to $308.65, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. rose 0.1% to $219.89, and Bio-Techne Corp. rose 0.25% to $72.58.
Trading volume totaled 1.3 million, compared to the 50-day average of 936,013.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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