Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. stock underperforms Friday when compared to competitors Company Close Updates

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Shares of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. /zigman2/quotes/206555936/composite CTSH +4.27% slipped 0.22% to $73.38 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index /zigman2/quotes/210599714/realtime SPX +3.06% rising 2.39% to 4,023.89 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA +2.68% rising 1.47% to 32,196.66. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. closed $20.09 short of its 52-week high ($93.47), which the company achieved on March 22nd.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Accenture PLC Cl A /zigman2/quotes/201711136/composite ACN +4.74% rose 1.98% to $286.77, International Business Machines Corp. /zigman2/quotes/203856914/composite IBM +2.61% rose 0.53% to $133.60, and Infosys Ltd. ADR /zigman2/quotes/208929210/composite INFY +1.25% fell 0.41% to $19.45. Trading volume (3.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 3.1 M.

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