Shares of Microsoft Corp.
MSFT,
rose 1.46% to $328.41 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
rising 1.45% to 4,497.63 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
rising 0.85% to 34,852.67.
This was the stock’s third consecutive day of gains.
Microsoft Corp. closed $38.37 below its 52-week high ($366.78), which the company reached on July 18th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Apple Inc.
AAPL,
rose 2.18% to $184.12, Alphabet Inc. Cl C
GOOG,
rose 2.81% to $135.49, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A
GOOGL,
rose 2.72% to $134.57.
Trading volume (19.0 M) remained 7.8 million below its 50-day average volume of 26.8 M.
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