Microsoft Corp. stock rises Wednesday, still underperforms market

Shares of Microsoft Corp.
MSFT,
+0.12%
inched 0.12% higher to $328.79 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+0.38%
rising 0.38% to 4,514.87 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+0.11%
rising 0.11% to 34,890.24.

This was the stock’s fourth consecutive day of gains.

Microsoft Corp. closed $37.99 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,
+1.92%
rose 1.92% to $187.65, Alphabet Inc. Cl C
GOOG,
+1.06%
rose 1.06% to $136.93, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A
GOOGL,
+0.97%
rose 0.97% to $135.88.

Trading volume (15.0 M) remained 11.3 million below its 50-day average volume of 26.3 M.

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