Prudential Financial Inc. stock outperforms market on strong trading
Shares of Prudential Financial Inc.
PRU,
inched 0.40% higher to $111.29 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
rising 0.39% to 4,700.90 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
rising 0.15% to 36,142.22. This was the stock’s fifth consecutive day of gains. Prudential Financial Inc. closed $4.23 below its 52-week high ($115.52), which the company achieved on November 3rd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Prudential PLC ADR
PUK,
fell 0.54% to $40.20, MetLife Inc.
MET,
fell 1.15% to $63.41, and Lincoln National Corp.
LNC,
fell 1.37% to $73.58. Trading volume (1.9 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.
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