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Shares of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. advanced 9.8% to $51.40 on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.3% to 49,686.12 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.1% to 7,403.05.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. closed 40.9% short of its 52-week high of $87.03, which the company achieved on January 14th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Cadence Design Systems Inc. fell 0.4% to $345.99, Palantir Technologies Inc. rose 0.9% to $135.14, and Leidos Holdings Inc. rose 0.93% to $124.84.
Trading volume totaled 15.3 million, compared to the 50-day average of 6.3 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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May 18, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)
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