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Shares of Applied Materials Inc. rallied 5.7% to $319.08 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 6,944.47 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.6% to 49,442.44.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Applied Materials Inc. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $310.64, which the company reached on January 13th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Broadcom Inc. rose 0.9% to $343.02, Qualcomm Inc. fell 1.9% to $161.39, and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. rose 1.93% to $227.92.
Trading volume totaled 11.2 million, compared to the 50-day average of 7.3 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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January 15, 2026 16:33 ET (21:33 GMT)
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