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Shares of Autodesk Inc. advanced 6.1% to $245.16 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.3% to 7,744.06 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.1% to 52,177.69.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Autodesk Inc. closed 23.4% short of its 52-week high of $320.00, which the company reached on November 26th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Adobe Inc. rose 4.6% to $251.67, Oracle Corp. rose 3.0% to $134.47, and Trimble Inc. rose 3.16% to $60.97.
Trading volume totaled 2.4 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.1 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet