Shares of Microsoft Corp.
MSFT,
advanced 1.55% to $331.85 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
rising 0.93% to 4,338.93 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
rising 0.56% to 34,066.33.
This was the stock’s third consecutive day of gains.
Microsoft Corp. closed $6.71 below its 52-week high ($338.56), which the company reached on June 5th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Apple Inc.
AAPL,
rose 1.56% to $183.79, Alphabet Inc. Cl C
GOOG,
rose 1.20% to $124.35, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A
GOOGL,
rose 1.15% to $123.64.
Trading volume (24.2 M) remained 3.6 million below its 50-day average volume of 27.8 M.
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