DJ UnitedHealth Group Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of UnitedHealth Group Inc. $(UNH)$ inched 0.47% higher to $580.65 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.29% to 5,618.26 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.25% to 41,503.10.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. closed $27.29 short of its 52-week high ($607.94), which the company achieved on September 4th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as CVS Health Corp. $(CVS)$ rose 1.02% to $58.42, Elevance Health Inc. (ELV) fell 0.75% to $539.46, and Cigna Group $(CI)$ fell 0.24% to $355.39.
Trading volume (2.7 M) remained 763,259 below its 50-day average volume of 3.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 18, 2024.
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September 18, 2024 16:31 ET (20:31 GMT)
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