DJ Illumina Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Illumina Inc. (ILMN) advanced 1.75% to $122.95 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.36% to 6,624.70 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.63% to 46,225.15.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of gains.
Illumina Inc. closed 20.95% short of its 52-week high of $155.53, which the company reached on January 22nd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Labcorp Holdings Inc. $(LH)$ fell 1.77% to $265.84, Charles River Laboratories International Inc. $(CRL)$ rose 2.21% to $157.11, and Quest Diagnostics Inc. $(DGX)$ fell 1.70% to $195.23.
Trading volume (1.2 M) remained 992,895 below its 50-day average volume of 2.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 18, 2026.
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March 18, 2026 17:26 ET (21:26 GMT)
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