Shares gained 1.01% to $56.16 on Wednesday, while the S&P 500 climbed 1.46% and the Dow added 1.24% in a broad market rally.
The stock remained 8.22% below its 52-week high of $61.19 reached on 11 February, but outpaced Bank of America, Great Southern Bancorp and Wells Fargo.
Trading volume was 8.8 million shares, about 1.1 million below its 50-day average of 9.9 million, indicating the advance came on lighter-than-usual activity.
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