Stock Market Update
02-Oct-25 12:25 ET
Humana moves health care sector off of session lows
Dow -54.29
at 46386.60,
Nasdaq +43.62
at 22798.79,
S&P -7.24
at 6703.95
[BRIEFING.COM] The Nasdaq Composite (+0.2%) is back above its flat line, while the S&P 500 (+0.1%) and DJIA (+0.1%) sit slightly lower.
Humana (HUM 260.70, +13.93, +5.64%) makes a nice move higher after detailing its 2026 Medicare Advantage Star Ratings and 2027 Medicare Advantage Star Ratings progress update, while also affirming its 2025 EPS guidance.
Other managed care names such as Centene (CNC 36.72, +0.98, +2.74%) and Elevance Health (ELV 339.19, +6.53, +1.96%) are moving higher in response, lifting the health care sector (-0.3%) off of its session lows.
