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Shares of Humana Inc. jumped 11.3% to $274.96 on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.8% to 7,398.93 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average remaining mostly unchanged at 49,609.16.
This was the stock's fifth consecutive day of gains.
Humana Inc. closed 12.8% below its 52-week high of $315.35, which the company reached on September 5th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as UnitedHealth Group Inc. rose 2.8% to $379.98, Elevance Health Inc. rose 1.4% to $378.07, and Chubb Ltd. fell 0.51% to $319.64.
Trading volume totaled 3.0 million, compared to the 50-day average of 1.7 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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May 08, 2026 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)
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