DJ Applied Materials Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) rose 1.50% to $351.07 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.08% to 6,775.80 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.61% to 47,417.27.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Applied Materials Inc. closed 11.33% short of its 52-week high of $395.95, which the company achieved on February 25th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Broadcom Inc. $(AVGO)$ fell 0.29% to $341.57, Qualcomm Inc. $(QCOM)$ fell 0.80% to $134.12, and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. $(AMD)$ rose 0.79% to $204.83.
Trading volume (4.5 M) remained 3.2 million below its 50-day average volume of 7.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 11, 2026.
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March 11, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)
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