Illumina Inc. Stock Advances 8.9%, Outperforms Peers

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Shares of Illumina Inc. advanced 8.9% to $205.00 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.2% to 7,707.98 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.2% to 53,463.05.

Illumina Inc. closed 1.0% short of its 52-week high of $207.00, which the company achieved on August 3rd.

The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Labcorp Holdings Inc. rose 2.6% to $330.44, Charles River Laboratories International Inc. rose 3.9% to $290.00, and Quest Diagnostics Inc. rose 2.33% to $241.76.

Trading volume totaled 2.1 million, compared to the 50-day average of 1.9 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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August 19, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)