Shares of Quest Diagnostics Inc. DGX, -0.22% slipped 0.22% to $138.48 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +1.42% rising 1.42% to 4,027.81 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.00% rising 1.00% to 32,717.60. This was the stock’s third consecutive day of losses. Quest Diagnostics Inc. closed $19.86 short of its 52-week high ($158.34), which the company achieved on December 29th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as UnitedHealth Group Inc. UNH, -1.27% fell 1.27% to $466.59, IQVIA Holdings Inc. IQV, +1.60% rose 1.60% to $192.91, and Centene Corp. CNC, +0.84% rose 0.84% to $63.65. Trading volume (743,860) remained 478,369 below its 50-day average volume of 1.2 M.