Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings stock outperforms market on strong trading day

Shares of Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings LH, +1.32% rose 1.32% to $216.91 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.38% rising 0.38% to 4,567.80 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.47% rising 1.47% to 35,950.89.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings closed $5.50 below its 52-week high ($222.41), which the company reached on January 24th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as IQVIA Holdings Inc. IQV, +0.14% rose 0.14% to $214.10 and Centene Corp. CNC, +4.54% rose 4.54% to $73.68.

Trading volume (1.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 821,280.

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