Micron Technology Inc. stock rises Tuesday, outperforms market

Shares of Micron Technology Inc.
MU,
+2.26%
rose 2.26% to $88.23 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+0.13%
rising 0.13% to 3,881.37 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+0.05%
rising 0.05% to 31,537.35. Micron Technology Inc. closed $3.26 short of its 52-week high ($91.49), which the company achieved on February 19th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Intel Corp.
INTC,
+0.68%
rose 0.68% to $61.12, STMicroelectronics N.V.
STM,
-1.33%
fell 1.33% to $40.08, and Western Digital Corp.
WDC,
-1.05%
fell 1.05% to $67.15. Trading volume (23.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 16.5 M.

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