Shares of Manulife Financial Corp. MFC, +0.95% inched 0.95% higher to C$25.52 Friday, in what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the Canadian market, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index GSPTSE, +0.06% rising 0.06% to 21,084.45. This was the stock’s second consecutive day of gains.
Manulife Financial Corp. closed C$2.16 below its 52-week high (C$27.68), which the company achieved on March 18th. Trading volume of 4.3 M shares remained below its 50-day average volume of 8.5 M.