Shares of Microsoft Corp.
MSFT,
advanced 1.06% to $356.53 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
rising 0.18% to 4,365.98 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
rising 0.10% to 34,095.86.
This was the stock’s seventh consecutive day of gains.
Microsoft Corp. closed $10.25 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 Monday, as Apple Inc.
AAPL,
rose 1.46% to $179.23, Alphabet Inc. Cl C
GOOG,
rose 0.83% to $131.45, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A
GOOGL,
rose 0.89% to $130.25.
Trading volume (23.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 22.6 M.
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