Shares of Cardinal Health Inc. CAH, -0.57% shed 0.57% to $78.44 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.59% rising 0.59% to 4,027.26 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.28% rising 0.28% to 34,194.06. The stock’s fall snapped a five-day winning streak. Cardinal Health Inc. closed $3.13 below its 52-week high ($81.57), which the company achieved on November 7th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as CVS Health Corp. CVS, +0.55% rose 0.55% to $100.06, McKesson Corp. MCK, +0.80% rose 0.80% to $380.75, and AmerisourceBergen Corp. ABC, +0.50% rose 0.50% to $165.53. Trading volume (1.9 M) remained 1.4 million below its 50-day average volume of 3.3 M.