Shares of Microsoft Corp.
MSFT,
inched 0.65% higher to $348.32 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
rising 1.89% to 4,317.78 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
rising 1.70% to 33,839.08.
This was the stock’s fifth consecutive day of gains.
Microsoft Corp. closed $18.46 short of its 52-week high ($366.78), which the company reached on July 18th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Apple Inc.
AAPL,
rose 2.07% to $177.57, Alphabet Inc. Cl C
GOOG,
rose 0.79% to $128.58, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A
GOOGL,
rose 0.82% to $127.49.
Trading volume (24.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 22.6 M.
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