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# Illumina Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Illumina Inc. (ILMN) rose 8.87% to $205.00 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.21% to 7,707.98 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.22% to 53,463.05.

Illumina Inc. closed 0.97% below its 52-week high of $207.00, which the company reached on August 3rd.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Labcorp Holdings Inc. (LH) rose 2.56% to $330.44, Charles River Laboratories International Inc. (CRL) rose 3.87% to $290.00, and Quest Diagnostics Inc. (DGX) rose 2.33% to $241.76.

Trading volume (2.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.9 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 19, 2026.

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