Shares of Microsoft Corp.
MSFT,
advanced 1.32% to $334.27 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
rising 0.14% to 4,457.49 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
rising 0.22% to 34,576.59.
The stock’s rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Microsoft Corp. closed $32.51 short of its 52-week high ($366.78), which the company reached on July 18th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Apple Inc.
AAPL,
rose 0.35% to $178.18, Alphabet Inc. Cl C
GOOG,
rose 0.73% to $137.20, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A
GOOGL,
rose 0.83% to $136.38.
Trading volume (19.3 M) remained 6.4 million below its 50-day average volume of 25.6 M.
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