Shares of Microsoft Corp.
MSFT,
rallied 1.41% to $327.00 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
rising 1.10% to 4,436.01 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
rising 0.54% to 34,472.98.
This was the stock’s third consecutive day of gains.
Microsoft Corp. closed $39.78 below its 52-week high ($366.78), which the company achieved on July 18th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Apple Inc.
AAPL,
rose 2.19% to $181.12, Alphabet Inc. Cl C
GOOG,
rose 2.71% to $133.21, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A
GOOGL,
rose 2.55% to $132.37.
Trading volume (19.1 M) remained 8.3 million below its 50-day average volume of 27.4 M.
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