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Shares of Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) rose 1.94% to $135.93 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.21% to 35,677.02 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.11% to 4,544.90. The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak. Applied Materials Inc. closed $10.07 short of its 52-week high ($146.00), which the company achieved on April 5th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as ASML Holding N.V. (ASML.AE) rose 1.70% to $800.97, Lam Research Corp. (LRCX) rose 0.24% to $556.74, and Synopsys Inc. (SNPS) rose 0.03% to $321.12. Trading volume (10.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 6.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 22, 2021.
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