Microsoft Corp. stock rises Monday, outperforms market

Shares of Microsoft Corp. MSFT inched 0.94% higher to $324.04 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.58% to 4,489.72 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 0.07% to 35,307.63.

Microsoft Corp. closed $42.74 short of its 52-week high ($366.78), which the company reached on July 18th.

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