Shares of UnitedHealth Group Inc. UNH, -2.24% slipped 2.24% to $540.66 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, -2.08% falling 2.08% to 3,748.57 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -1.95% falling 1.95% to 32,513.94. The stock’s fall snapped a two-day winning streak. UnitedHealth Group Inc. closed $17.44 short of its 52-week high ($558.10), which the company reached on October 31st.
Trading volume (2.7 M) remained 63,801 below its 50-day average volume of 2.7 M.