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Shares of Elevance Health Inc. advanced 7.6% to $416.19 on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average remaining mostly unchanged at 52,305.24 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.2% to 7,483.23.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Elevance Health Inc. closed 2.5% short of its 52-week high of $426.98, which the company reached on June 10th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as UnitedHealth Group Inc. rose 2.6% to $426.54, Cigna Group rose 0.5% to $277.07, and Humana Inc. rose 3.07% to $409.42.
Trading volume totaled 2.1 million, compared to the 50-day average of 1.8 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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July 01, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)
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