Microsoft Corp. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day

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Shares of Microsoft Corp.
MSFT,
+1.10%
rose 1.10% to $337.94 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+0.67%
rising 0.67% to 4,487.46 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+0.25%
rising 0.25% to 34,663.72.

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

Microsoft Corp. closed $28.84 short of its 52-week high ($366.78), which the company achieved on July 18th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as Apple Inc.
AAPL,
+0.66%
rose 0.66% to $179.36, Alphabet Inc. Cl C
GOOG,
+0.39%
rose 0.39% to $137.74, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A
GOOGL,
+0.40%
rose 0.40% to $136.92.

Trading volume (15.9 M) remained 9.7 million below its 50-day average volume of 25.6 M.


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