Shares of Principal Financial Group Inc.
PFG,
inched 0.76% higher to $64.87 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
rising 0.19% to 4,247.44 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
rising 0.04% to 34,479.60. The stock’s rise snapped a two-day losing streak. Principal Financial Group Inc. closed $3.10 below its 52-week high ($67.97), which the company reached on May 10th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as AFLAC Inc.
AFL,
rose 0.09% to $56.25, Assurant Inc.
AIZ,
rose 0.48% to $162.85, and Aegon N.V. ADR
AEG,
rose 1.80% to $4.53. Trading volume (621,994) remained 730,902 below its 50-day average volume of 1.4 M.
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