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Shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. rallied 7.7% to $397.77 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 2.0% to 6,932.30 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 2.5% to 50,115.67.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. closed 8.8% short of its 52-week high of $436.14, which the company achieved on January 29th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Lockheed Martin Corp. rose 2.4% to $623.58, Northrop Grumman Corp. rose 1.8% to $709.11, and General Dynamics Corp. rose 2.28% to $360.07.
Trading volume totaled 774,069, compared to the 50-day average of 548,990.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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February 06, 2026 16:35 ET (21:35 GMT)
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