Adobe Inc Shares Performs Better than Competitors 

Adobe Inc. shares +1.47% rose 1.47% to $656.86 Monday. This proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.85% rising 0.85% to 4,479.53, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.61% rising 0.61% to 35,335.71.

Adobe Inc. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $652.00, which the company achieved on August 20th.The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Microsoft Corp. MSFT, +0.10% rose 0.10% to $304.65, Salesforce.com Inc. CRM, +1.71% rose 1.71% to $260.52, and SAP SE ADR SAP, +0.75% rose 0.75% to $148.95.

Adobe Inc’s trading volume (1.6 M) remained 102,728 below its 50-day average volume of 1.7 M. This was the stock’s third consecutive day of gains. Adobe Systems closed at $656.86 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.47% move from the prior day. This change outpaced the S&P 500’s 0.85% gain on the day.

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