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Shares of Illinois Tool Works Inc. /zigman2/quotes/208031922/composite ITW +0.15% inched 0.80% higher to $244.05 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index /zigman2/quotes/210599714/realtime SPX +0.56% rising 0.17% to 4,690.70 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA +0.41% rising 0.55% to 35,813.80. This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains. Illinois Tool Works Inc. closed $0.25 below its 52-week high ($244.30), which the company achieved on November 22nd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as 3M Co. /zigman2/quotes/205029460/composite MMM +0.14% fell 0.11% to $179.46, Parker Hannifin Corp. /zigman2/quotes/202924304/composite PH +0.14% rose 0.74% to $329.02, and Stanley Black & Decker Inc. /zigman2/quotes/206369278/composite SWK -1.62% rose 1.02% to $189.50. Trading volume (802,737) remained 123,525 below its 50-day average volume of 926,262.
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