Shares of Prudential Financial Inc. PRU, +0.31% inched 0.31% higher to $115.69 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.32% rising 0.32% to 5,241.53 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.68% rising 0.68% to 39,781.37.
This was the stock’s fifth consecutive day of gains.
Prudential Financial Inc. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $115.57, which the company reached on March 20th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Aegon Ltd. ADR AEG, +0.17% rose 0.17% to $5.87, Genworth Financial Inc. Cl A GNW, -1.39% fell 1.39% to $6.39, and Lincoln National Corp. LNC, +6.53% rose 6.53% to $30.01.
Trading volume (1.4 M) remained 241,711 below its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.