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Shares of Meta Platforms Inc. rose 4.4% to $662.49 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 2.0% to 23,639.08 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.7% to 48,535.99.
This was the stock's sixth consecutive day of gains.
Meta Platforms Inc. closed 16.8% below its 52-week high of $796.25, which the company achieved on August 15th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Apple Inc. fell 0.1% to $258.83, Microsoft Corp. rose 2.3% to $393.11, and Alphabet Inc. Cl C rose 3.56% to $330.58.
Trading volume totaled 17.3 million, compared to the 50-day average of 15.2 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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April 14, 2026 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)
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