DJ Applied Materials Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) rose 4.62% to $268.87 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.19% to 6,858.47 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.66% to 48,382.39.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Applied Materials Inc. closed 2.62% short of its 52-week high of $276.10, which the company reached on December 10th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Broadcom Inc. $(AVGO)$ rose 0.44% to $347.62, Qualcomm Inc. $(QCOM)$ rose 1.13% to $172.98, and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. $(AMD)$ rose 4.35% to $223.47.
Trading volume (7.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 7.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 2, 2026.
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January 02, 2026 16:33 ET (21:33 GMT)
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