Agilent Technologies Inc. stock rises Friday, still underperforms market – MarketWatch

Shares of Agilent Technologies Inc. A, +1.67% advanced 1.67% to $138.77 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +2.46% rising 2.46% to 3,901.06 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +2.59% rising 2.59% to 32,861.80. Agilent Technologies Inc. closed $26.91 below its 52-week high ($165.68), which the company reached on November 22nd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. TMO, +1.11% rose 1.11% to $503.84, Danaher Corp. DHR, +1.49% rose 1.49% to $251.80, and General Electric Co. GE, +3.07% rose 3.07% to $78.33. Trading volume (901,850) remained 497,576 below its 50-day average volume of 1.4 M.
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