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Shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. rose 3.3% to $147.23 on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average remaining mostly unchanged at 44,922.27 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.6% to 6,411.37.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. closed 26.5% short of its 52-week high of $200.40, which the company achieved on November 11th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors, as Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. rose 2.9% to $154.80, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. Cl A rose 2.8% to $43.44, and Saia Inc. rose 4.10% to $307.88.
Trading volume totaled 1.1 million, compared to the 50-day average of 1.0 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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August 19, 2025 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)
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