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Shares of American Tower REIT advanced 9.3% to $182.24 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.6% to 7,811.54 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.8% to 51,654.95.

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

American Tower REIT closed 7.1% below its 52-week high of $196.08, which the company achieved on June 5th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its peers, as Crown Castle Inc. rose 15.6% to $79.64, SBA Communications Corp. rose 7.3% to $182.49.

Trading volume totaled 8.5 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.5 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet