shares of progressive corp pgr inched 003 higher to 9429 wednesday on what proved to be an allaround dismal trading session for the stock market with the sp 500 index spx falling 013 to 451407 and dow jones industrial average djia falling 020 to 3503107 the stocks rise snapped a threeday losing streak progressive corp closed 1330 short of its 52week high 10759 which the company reached on may 14th the stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors wednesday as travelers cos inc trv rose 060 to 15874 allstate corp all rose 103 to 13282 and selective insurance group inc sigi rose 039 to 8214 trading volume 23 m remained 261259 below its 50day average volume of 25 m editors note this story was autogenerated by automated insights an automation technology provider using data from dow jones and factset see our market data terms of use