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Aetna

Aetna

Aetna, Inc. (; ) is an American managed health care company, providing a range of traditional and consumer directed health care insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmaceutical, dental, behavioral health, group life, long-term care, and disability plans, and medical management capabilities.

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The Financial sector (XLF) held steady on a trading day that saw S&P 500 drop 1.

1%.The ETF, as a proxy for the sector, tracked closer to the overall market today than over the past week. Entering today's trading, XLF was down 4.5% over the last seven trading days while the S&P 500 climbed -2.2%.First Capital Bancorp (NASDAQ:FCVA) was a significant gainer in the sector, rising 15.4%. The stock closed at $2.40 with 18,800 shares moving. The stock traded in a range of $2.10 to $2.42.Tower Group (NASDAQ:TWGP) was a major loser in the sector, falling 6.5% (-$1.40) to close at $20.15 with 434,408 shares moving. The stock traded between $20.13 and $20.81.National Interstate Corporation (NASDAQ:NATL) rose 1.4% to close at $24.44, cross its 50-day moving average of $24.22 and 200-day moving average of $24.43. National Western Life Insurance Company (NASDAQ:NWLI) declined 1.4% to close at $136.50, moving below its 50-day moving average of $136.76 and 200-day moving average of $139.21.Aetna (NYSE...

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