Shares of Apple Inc.
AAPL,
advanced 2.31% to $193.97 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index
COMP,
rising 1.45% to 13,787.92 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
rising 0.84% to 34,407.60.
This was the stock’s fourth consecutive day of gains.
Apple Inc. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $190.07, which the company achieved on June 29th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Microsoft Corp.
MSFT,
rose 1.64% to $340.54, Alphabet Inc. Cl C
GOOG,
rose 0.80% to $120.97, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A
GOOGL,
rose 0.50% to $119.70.
Trading volume (84.9 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 58.1 M.
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