Illumina Inc. Stock Slides 6.9%, Underperforms Peers
Dow Jones2026/10/06 20:33This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights. Shares of Illumina Inc. slid 6.9% to $273.54 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.6% to 7,818.93 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.5% to 51,521.28. The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak. Illumina Inc. closed 7.7% short of its 52-week high of $296.25, which the company reached on October 5th. The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Labcorp Holdings Inc. rose 1.0% to $311.71, Charles River Laboratories International Inc. fell 1.9% to $304.96, and Quest Diagnostics Inc. fell 1.28% to $228.39. Trading volume totaled 4.4 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.9 million. Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet (END) Dow Jones Newswires October 06, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)
This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Shares of Illumina Inc. slid 6.9% to $273.54 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.6% to 7,818.93 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.5% to 51,521.28.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Illumina Inc. closed 7.7% short of its 52-week high of $296.25, which the company reached on October 5th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Labcorp Holdings Inc. rose 1.0% to $311.71, Charles River Laboratories International Inc. fell 1.9% to $304.96, and Quest Diagnostics Inc. fell 1.28% to $228.39.
Trading volume totaled 4.4 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.9 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 06, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)
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