DJ AFLAC Inc. Stock Rises Wednesday, Still Underperforms Market
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Shares of AFLAC Inc. $(AFL)$ rallied 1.02% to $108.46 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.08% to 5,675.29 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.92% to 41,964.63.
AFLAC Inc. closed 6.10% short of its 52-week high of $115.50, which the company reached on October 4th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Cigna Group $(CI)$ fell 0.50% to $320.83, MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ rose 1.69% to $83.02, and American International Group Inc. $(AIG)$ fell 0.45% to $83.66.
Trading volume (1.8 M) remained 42,945 below its 50-day average volume of 1.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 19, 2025.
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March 19, 2025 16:46 ET (20:46 GMT)
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