Published on 7 Oct 2021 on Market Watch
Shares of Alphabet Inc. Cl A advanced 1.21% to $2,784.50 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.83% to 4,399.76 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.98% to 34,754.94. This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains. Alphabet Inc. Cl A closed $140.58 short of its 52-week high ($2,925.08), which the company achieved on September 1st.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Apple Inc. rose 0.91% to $143.29, Microsoft Corp. rose 0.59% to $294.85, and Facebook Inc. Cl A fell 1.32% to $329.22. Trading volume (1.2 M) remained 33,953 below its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.