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Shares of Meta Platforms Inc. advanced 4.7% to $631.48 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 1.3% to 26,206.89 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.3% to 52,487.41.
Meta Platforms Inc. closed 20.7% 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. rose 0.9% to $316.22, Microsoft Corp. rose 0.3% to $384.36, and Alphabet Inc. Cl C fell 0.69% to $356.24.
Trading volume totaled 25.3 million, compared to the 50-day average of 18.2 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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July 09, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)
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