Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day

Shares of Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. HIG inched 0.92% higher to $77.09 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 0.03% to 33,743.84 and the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 0.02% to 4,016.22. This was the stock’s fourth consecutive day of gains. Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. closed $2.35 below its 52-week high ($79.44), which the company achieved on January 6th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday,…