Shares of Microsoft Corp.
MSFT,
inched 0.57% higher to $404.87 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
rising 0.53% to 4,894.16 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
rising 0.64% to 38,049.13.
This was the stock’s third consecutive day of gains.
Microsoft Corp. closed $0.76 below its 52-week high ($405.63), which the company reached on January 24th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Apple Inc.
AAPL,
fell 0.17% to $194.17, Alphabet Inc. Cl C
GOOG,
rose 2.19% to $153.64, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A
GOOGL,
rose 2.13% to $151.87.
Trading volume (20.5 M) remained 5.3 million below its 50-day average volume of 25.9 M.
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