Shares of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.
CTSH,
+1.00%
inched 1.00% higher to $78.09 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+0.19%
rising 0.19% to 4,605.38 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+0.25%
rising 0.25% to 35,819.56. The stock’s rise snapped a seven-day losing streak. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. closed $4.64 short of its 52-week high ($82.73), which the company reached on December 17th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Accenture PLC Cl A
ACN,
+0.69%
rose 0.69% to $358.79, International Business Machines Corp.
IBM,
-0.59%
fell 0.59% to $125.10, and Infosys Ltd. ADR
INFY,
-1.24%
fell 1.24% to $22.28. Trading volume (2.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.4 M.
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