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Shares of Universal Health Services Inc. Cl B shed 5.8% to $175.25 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.6% to 5,954.50 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.4% to 43,840.91.
Universal Health Services Inc. Cl B closed 28.0% below its 52-week high of $243.25, which the company reached on September 24th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors, as Select Medical Holdings Corp. fell 1.5% to $18.19, Community Health Systems Inc. fell 9.9% to $3.01, and Pediatrix Medical Group Inc. fell 1.93% to $14.77.
Trading volume totaled 2.0 million, compared to the 50-day average of 605,337.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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February 28, 2025 16:33 ET (21:33 GMT)
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