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Shares of Applied Materials Inc. advanced 8.9% to $385.72 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 2.5% to 6,782.81 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 2.8% to 47,909.92.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Applied Materials Inc. closed 2.6% below its 52-week high of $395.95, which the company achieved on February 25th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Broadcom Inc. rose 5.0% to $350.63, Qualcomm Inc. rose 2.8% to $127.51, and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. rose 4.64% to $231.82.
Trading volume totaled 7.6 million, compared to the 50-day average of 7.5 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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April 08, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)
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