DJ Akamai Technologies Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Akamai Technologies Inc. $(AKAM)$ rose 2.81% to $88.12 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.65% to 6,966.28 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.48% to 49,504.07.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Akamai Technologies Inc. closed 15.07% short of its 52-week high of $103.75, which the company achieved on February 10th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Synopsys Inc. $(SNPS)$ rose 2.08% to $525.18, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. $(CTSH)$ fell 0.59% to $85.26, and Arista Networks Inc. (ANET) fell 0.67% to $122.89.
Trading volume (2.9 M) remained 265,324 below its 50-day average volume of 3.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 9, 2026.
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January 09, 2026 17:16 ET (22:16 GMT)
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