Lam Research stock rises 3.66% but trails peers

9 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · Apr 30

Shares closed at $257.86 on Thursday, snapping a three-day losing streak as the S&P 500 rose 1.02% and the Dow gained 1.62%.
Lam Research still lagged rivals including AMD, up 5.16%, while Applied Materials rose 3.11% and Analog Devices added 3.33%.
The stock finished 6.52% below its 52-week high of $275.84 reached on 24 April, with trading volume of 10.3 million topping its 50-day average.

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