shares of unitedhealth group inc unh inched 073 higher to 46368 monday on what proved to be an allaround rough trading session for the stock market with the sp 500 index spx falling 015 to 385576 and dow jones industrial average djia falling 028 to 3181914 the stocks rise snapped a fourday losing streak unitedhealth group inc closed 9442 short of its 52week high 55810 which the company achieved on october 31st the stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors