Principal Financial Group Inc. Stock Rises Wednesday, Outperforms Market
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Shares of Principal Financial Group Inc. (PFG) rose 1.86% to $89.25 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.28% to 3,969.61 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.80% to 33,973.01. This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains. Principal Financial Group Inc. closed $6.92 below its 52-week high ($96.17), which the company achieved on November 11th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Chubb Ltd. (CB) fell 0.07% to $224.61. Trading volume (2.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled Janurary 11, 2023.
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January 11, 2023 17:18 ET (22:18 GMT)
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