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Shares of Assurant Inc. rose 7.2% to $301.57 on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.5% to 54,349.12 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.2% to 7,723.55.

Assurant Inc. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $284.64, which the company achieved on July 29th.

The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl A rose 0.4% to $777,696.03, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B rose 0.3% to $518.85, and Chubb Ltd. rose 1.22% to $352.54.

Trading volume totaled 710,683, compared to the 50-day average of 393,663.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet