Microsoft Corp. stock rises Thursday, still underperforms market

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Shares of Microsoft Corp.
MSFT,
+0.27%
inched 0.27% higher to $313.64 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+0.59%
rising 0.59% to 4,299.70 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+0.35%
rising 0.35% to 33,666.34.

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

Microsoft Corp. closed $53.14 short of its 52-week high ($366.78), which the company achieved on July 18th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Apple Inc.
AAPL,
+0.15%
rose 0.15% to $170.69, Alphabet Inc. Cl C
GOOG,
+1.27%
rose 1.27% to $133.13, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A
GOOGL,
+1.36%
rose 1.36% to $132.31.

Trading volume (19.3 M) remained 5.0 million below its 50-day average volume of 24.3 M.


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