DJ Apple Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Apple Inc. $(AAPL)$ advanced 1.88% to $254.49 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 1.03% to 19,572.60 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.18% to 42,840.26.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Apple Inc. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $254.28, which the company achieved on December 18th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Microsoft Corp. $(MSFT)$ fell 0.10% to $436.60, Alphabet Inc. Cl C $(GOOG)$ rose 1.72% to $192.96, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A $(GOOGL)$ rose 1.54% to $191.41.
Trading volume (125.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 43.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled December 20, 2024.
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December 20, 2024 16:32 ET (21:32 GMT)
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