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Shares of Cisco Systems Inc. advanced 3.6% to $112.20 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.7% to 7,722.72 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.5% to 51,176.96.
This was the stock's fifth consecutive day of gains.
Cisco Systems Inc. closed 13.9% below its 52-week high of $130.37, which the company achieved on June 4th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Microsoft Corp. rose 0.9% to $517.53, Amazon.com Inc. rose 1.3% to $251.52, and Broadcom Inc. rose 3.35% to $355.14.
Trading volume totaled 16.4 million, compared to the 50-day average of 19.3 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet