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Shares of Meta Platforms Inc. surged 10.4% to $738.31 on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.1% to 49,071.56 and the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 0.7% to 23,685.12.
Meta Platforms Inc. closed 7.3% below its 52-week high of $796.25, which the company achieved on August 15th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Apple Inc. rose 0.7% to $258.28, Microsoft Corp. fell 10.0% to $433.50, and Alphabet Inc. Cl C rose 0.71% to $338.66.
Trading volume totaled 59.5 million, compared to the 50-day average of 16.4 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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January 29, 2026 16:33 ET (21:33 GMT)
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