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Shares of DexCom Inc. climbed 12.0% to $83.45 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.7% to 7,489.72 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.5% to 52,485.03.
DexCom Inc. closed 4.1% below its 52-week high of $87.00, which the company reached on July 31st.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Abbott Laboratories rose 0.1% to $105.70, Insulet Corp. fell 0.2% to $165.35.
Trading volume totaled 11.9 million, compared to the 50-day average of 5.4 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet