DJ UnitedHealth Group Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of UnitedHealth Group Inc. $(UNH)$ rose 2.00% to $524.52 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.16% to 5,918.25 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.25% to 42,635.20.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of gains.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. closed $106.21 short of its 52-week high ($630.73), which the company reached on November 11th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as CVS Health Corp. $(CVS)$ rose 0.50% to $46.01, Elevance Health Inc. (ELV) rose 0.65% to $383.24, and Cigna Group $(CI)$ fell 0.22% to $279.32.
Trading volume (4.1 M) remained 710,598 below its 50-day average volume of 4.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 8, 2025.
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January 08, 2025 16:31 ET (21:31 GMT)
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