Micron Technology Inc. stock outperforms market on strong trading day – MarketWatch

Shares of Micron Technology Inc.
MU,
+1.79%
advanced 1.79% to $75.55 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-0.02%
falling 0.02% to 4,400.64 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.36%
falling 0.36% to 34,930.93. Micron Technology Inc. closed $21.41 short of its 52-week high ($96.96), which the company achieved on April 12th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Intel Corp.
INTC,
-0.21%
fell 0.21% to $53.07, STMicroelectronics N.V.
STM,
+1.50%
rose 1.50% to $39.33, and Western Digital Corp.
WDC,
+1.86%
rose 1.86% to $63.52. Trading volume (14.2 M) remained 4.7 million below its 50-day average volume of 18.9 M.

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