Shares of Microsoft Corp.
MSFT,
+3.19%
advanced 3.19% to $348.10 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+1.22%
rising 1.22% to 4,425.84 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+1.26%
rising 1.26% to 34,408.06.
This was the stock’s sixth consecutive day of gains.
Microsoft Corp. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $339.04, which the company achieved on June 14th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Apple Inc.
AAPL,
+1.12%
rose 1.12% to $186.01, Alphabet Inc. Cl C
GOOG,
+1.13%
rose 1.13% to $125.79, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A
GOOGL,
+1.15%
rose 1.15% to $125.09.
Trading volume (38.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 27.6 M.
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