Shares of Microsoft Corp.
MSFT,
rose 1.50% to $332.64 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
rising 1.06% to 4,373.63 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
rising 0.93% to 33,984.54.
The stock’s rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Microsoft Corp. closed $34.14 below its 52-week high ($366.78), which the company achieved on July 18th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as Apple Inc.
AAPL,
fell 0.07% to $178.72, Alphabet Inc. Cl C
GOOG,
rose 1.38% to $140.49, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A
GOOGL,
rose 1.26% to $139.10.
Trading volume (21.9 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 20.8 M.
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