Applied Materials stock rises 3.11% in favourable market session
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Updated · MarketWatch · Apr 30
Applied Materials stock rises 3.11% in favourable market session
10 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · Apr 30
Shares closed at $394.49 on Thursday, marking a second straight gain as the S&P 500 rose 1.02% and the Dow added 1.62%.
The stock finished 6.19% below its 52-week high of $420.50 reached on 24 April, while trading volume of 7.0 million topped its 50-day average of 6.5 million.
Among peers, Broadcom gained 2.95%, Qualcomm jumped 15.12% and AMD rose 5.16%, leaving Applied Materials ahead of Broadcom but trailing the other semiconductor names.
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