Shares of Microsoft Corp.
MSFT,
advanced 2.47% to $327.26 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
rising 1.18% to 4,308.50 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
rising 0.87% to 33,407.58.
This was the stock’s third consecutive day of gains.
Microsoft Corp. closed $39.52 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 1.48% to $177.49, Alphabet Inc. Cl C
GOOG,
rose 2.01% to $138.73, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A
GOOGL,
rose 1.86% to $137.58.
Trading volume (24.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 21.4 M.
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