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Shares of Alphabet Inc. Cl A GOOGL rallied 1.65% to $1,824.97 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.18% to 3,669.01 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 0.20% to 29,883.79. This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains. Alphabet Inc. Cl A hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $1,821.72, which the company reached on December 1st.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Apple Inc. AAPL rose 0.29% to $123.08, Microsoft Corp. MSFT fell 0.39% to $215.37, and Facebook Inc. Cl A FB rose 0.34% to $287.52. Trading volume (1.5 M) remained 268,134 below its 50-day average volume of 1.7 M.
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