Microsoft Corp. stock rises Thursday, outperforms market

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Shares of Microsoft Corp.
MSFT,
+1.76%
rallied 1.76% to $376.17 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+0.12%
rising 0.12% to 4,508.24 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.13%
falling 0.13% to 34,945.47.

Microsoft Corp. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $373.13, which the company achieved on November 15th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Apple Inc.
AAPL,
+0.90%
rose 0.90% to $189.71, Alphabet Inc. Cl C
GOOG,
+1.70%
rose 1.70% to $138.70, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A
GOOGL,
+1.72%
rose 1.72% to $136.93.

Trading volume (26.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 23.7 M.


Editor’s Note: This story was auto-generated by Automated Insights, an automation technology provider, using data from Dow Jones and FactSet. See our market data terms of use.

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