Shares of MetLife Inc. MET, -2.13% shed 1.08% to $65.69 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, -1.57% falling 1.13% to 3,901.35 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -1.25% falling 0.56% to 30,961.82. This was the stock’s third consecutive day of losses. MetLife Inc. closed $7.49 below its 52-week high ($73.18), which the company reached on April 21st.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Prudential PLC ADR PUK, -0.41% rose 0.36% to $22.09, Assurant Inc. AIZ, -1.20% fell 0.10% to $155.76, and UnitedHealth Group Inc. UNH, -0.19% rose 2.58% to $522.91. Trading volume (5.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.1 M.