Shares of Unum Group UNM, -0.80% shed 0.80% to $33.52 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +1.46% rising 1.46% to 3,789.99 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.00% rising 1.00% to 30,668.53. Unum Group closed $3.97 below its 52-week high ($37.49), which the company reached on June 6th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as AFLAC Inc. AFL, +0.97% rose 0.97% to $54.23, Principal Financial Group Inc. PFG, +1.60% rose 1.60% to $64.96, and Assurant Inc. AIZ, -1.57% fell 1.57% to $173.24. Trading volume (2.0 M) remained 431,101 below its 50-day average volume of 2.4 M.