DJ Akamai Technologies Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Akamai Technologies Inc. $(AKAM)$ rallied 2.85% to $108.86 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.36% to 6,624.70 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.63% to 46,225.15.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Akamai Technologies Inc. closed 4.09% short of its 52-week high of $113.50, which the company achieved on February 13th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Synopsys Inc. $(SNPS)$ fell 0.14% to $428.67, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. $(CTSH)$ fell 1.68% to $60.29, and Arista Networks Inc. (ANET) rose 2.25% to $136.07.
Trading volume (5.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 18, 2026.
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March 18, 2026 17:13 ET (21:13 GMT)
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