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Shares of Centene Corp. shed 4.6% to $32.81 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.1% to 6,581.00 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.4% to 46,208.47.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Centene Corp. closed 50.3% below its 52-week high of $66.03, which the company reached on April 8th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as HCA Healthcare Inc. rose 0.1% to $494.58, IQVIA Holdings Inc. rose 0.5% to $166.96, and Labcorp Holdings Inc. rose 0.54% to $264.42.
Trading volume totaled 9.8 million, compared to the 50-day average of 6.6 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 23, 2026 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)
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