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Shares of Prudential Financial Inc. shed 4.1% to $111.69 on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.1% to 6,940.01 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.2% to 49,359.33.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Prudential Financial Inc. closed 9.8% short of its 52-week high of $123.88, which the company reached on January 29th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Aegon Ltd. ADR fell 0.6% to $7.65, Genworth Financial Inc. rose 1.0% to $8.38, and Lincoln National Corp. fell 1.49% to $40.90.
Trading volume totaled 3.6 million, compared to the 50-day average of 1.6 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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January 16, 2026 16:35 ET (21:35 GMT)
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