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Shares of ServiceNow Inc. advanced 7.4% to $142.35 on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.5% to 7,619.98 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.3% to 52,421.20.

This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.

ServiceNow Inc. closed 26.9% below its 52-week high of $194.73, which the company achieved on September 24th.

The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Salesforce Inc. rose 4.7% to $259.43, Oracle Corp. fell 3.7% to $144.79, and Synopsys Inc. fell 4.01% to $381.43.

Trading volume totaled 17.3 million, compared to the 50-day average of 20.2 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet