DJ AFLAC Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of AFLAC Inc. $(AFL)$ rose 1.94% to $105.53 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.47% to 5,686.67 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.39% to 41,317.43.
AFLAC Inc. closed 8.63% below its 52-week high of $115.50, which the company achieved on October 4th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Cigna Group $(CI)$ fell 0.13% to $334.75, MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ rose 2.69% to $77.81, and American International Group Inc. $(AIG)$ rose 3.49% to $83.66.
Trading volume (1.9 M) remained 269,112 below its 50-day average volume of 2.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 2, 2025.
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