Microsoft Corp. stock rises Wednesday, outperforms market

Shares of Microsoft Corp.
MSFT,
+1.29%
rose 1.29% to $336.06 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+0.12%
rising 0.12% to 4,467.44 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.20%
falling 0.20% to 34,575.53.

Microsoft Corp. closed $30.72 below its 52-week high ($366.78), which the company achieved on July 18th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Apple Inc.
AAPL,
-1.19%
fell 1.19% to $174.21, Alphabet Inc. Cl C
GOOG,
+1.05%
rose 1.05% to $137.50, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A
GOOGL,
+1.01%
rose 1.01% to $136.71.

Trading volume (16.5 M) remained 8.9 million below its 50-day average volume of 25.4 M.


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