Automatic Data Processing Inc. Stock Rises Thursday, Outperforms Market
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Shares of Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP) rose 1.36% to $222.55 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.76% to 3,981.35 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.05% to 33,003.57. The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak. Automatic Data Processing Inc. closed $52.37 below its 52-week high ($274.92), which the company reached on December 13th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Oracle Corp. (ORCL) rose 0.73% to $86.97 and Accenture PLC Cl A (ACN) rose 0.63% to $265.26. Trading volume (2.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 2, 2023.
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March 02, 2023 16:34 ET (21:34 GMT)
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