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Shares of Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) inched 0.48% higher to $304.21 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.75% to 4,471.37 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.09% to 35,294.76. This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains. Microsoft Corp. closed $1.63 short of its 52-week high ($305.84), which the company achieved on August 20th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Apple Inc. (AAPL) rose 0.75% to $144.84, Alphabet Inc. Cl A (GOOGL) rose 0.15% to $2,827.36, and SAP SE ADR (SAP.XE) rose 0.68% to $146.03. Trading volume (25.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 22.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 15, 2021.
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