Shares of UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s stock extended their post-earnings gains, to put them on track for the biggest one-day price gain since they went public 33 years ago. The stock was up $10.30, or 5.3%, at a record high in morning trade, after reporting profits that beat expectations. That tops the previous biggest one-day price gain of $9.26 on Oct. 18, 2016. The company went public in October 1984. The stock’s gain Tuesday was adding about 71 points to the price of the Dow Jones Industrial Average , which was up 21 points. UnitedHealth’s stock has run up 27% year to date, while the SPDR Health Care Select Sector ETF has rallied 20% and the Dow has climbed 16%.
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