DJ Alphabet Inc. Cl C Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Alphabet Inc. Cl C (GOOG) rallied 1.62% to $340.35 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.73% to 7,722.72 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.49% to 51,176.96.

Alphabet Inc. Cl C closed 15.85% below its 52-week high of $404.47, which the company achieved on May 18th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) rose 0.92% to $517.53, Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) rose 1.33% to $251.52, and Meta Platforms Inc. (META) rose 0.30% to $728.08.

Trading volume (17.4 M) remained 981,484 below its 50-day average volume of 18.3 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 2, 2026.