Shares of Microsoft Corp.
MSFT,
inched 0.88% higher to $374.23 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
rising 0.41% to 4,604.37 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
rising 0.36% to 36,247.87.
This was the stock’s second consecutive day of gains.
Microsoft Corp. closed $10.07 short of its 52-week high ($384.30), which the company reached on November 29th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Apple Inc.
AAPL,
rose 0.74% to $195.71, Alphabet Inc. Cl C
GOOG,
fell 1.31% to $136.64, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A
GOOGL,
fell 1.42% to $134.99.
Trading volume (20.0 M) remained 5.6 million below its 50-day average volume of 25.6 M.
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