Microsoft Corp. Stock Rises Thursday, Outperforms Market
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Shares of Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) rose 1.97% to $277.66 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.30% to 3,948.72 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.23% to 32,105.25. Microsoft Corp. closed $38.29 short of its 52-week high ($315.95), which the company reached on March 30th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Apple Inc. (AAPL) rose 0.70% to $158.93, Alphabet Inc. Cl C (GOOGL) rose 1.96% to $106.26, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A (GOOGL) rose 2.16% to $105.60. Trading volume (36.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 32.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 23, 2023.
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March 23, 2023 16:32 ET (20:32 GMT)
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