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May 20, 2022, 4:31 p.m. EDT

Netflix Inc. stock outperforms market on strong trading day

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Shares of Netflix Inc. (NAS:NFLX) rose 1.56% to $186.35 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index (S&P:SPX) rising 0.01% to 3,901.36 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DOW:DJIA) rising 0.03% to 31,261.90. This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains. Netflix Inc. closed $514.64 short of its 52-week high ($700.99), which the company reached on November 17th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Amazon.com Inc. (NAS:AMZN) rose 0.25% to $2,151.82, Walt Disney Co. (NYS:DIS) fell 0.70% to $102.42, and Comcast Corp. Cl A (NAS:CMCSA) fell 0.02% to $42.01. Trading volume (10.0 M) remained 3.4 million below its 50-day average volume of 13.4 M.

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