DJ Illumina Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Illumina Inc. (ILMN) advanced 7.10% to $245.18 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.14% to 7,637.76 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.61% to 51,778.04.
This was the stock's fifth consecutive day of gains.
Illumina Inc. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $236.00, which the company reached on September 16th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Labcorp Holdings Inc. (LH) fell 0.55% to $322.73, Charles River Laboratories International Inc. $(CRL)$ rose 3.02% to $281.67, and Quest Diagnostics Inc. $(DGX)$ rose 0.15% to $247.45.
Trading volume (3.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 17, 2026.