Shares of Cigna Corp. CI, -0.74% slipped 0.74% to $308.36 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +1.89% rising 1.89% to 3,972.61 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.00% rising 1.00% to 33,375.49. Cigna Corp. closed $31.75 short of its 52-week high ($340.11), which the company achieved on December 13th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as UnitedHealth Group Inc. UNH, +0.49% rose 0.49% to $486.72, CVS Health Corp. CVS, -0.55% fell 0.55% to $87.00, and Elevance Health Inc. ELV, -0.15% fell 0.15% to $479.49. Trading volume (1.1 M) remained 600,497 below its 50-day average volume of 1.7 M.