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title: "International Business Machines Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day"
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# International Business Machines Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) advanced 1.67% to $232.67 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.69% to 7,691.76 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.22% to 53,343.40.

The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.

International Business Machines Corp. closed 30.02% short of its 52-week high of $332.46, which the company achieved on June 2nd.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) rose 0.27% to $481.63, Alphabet Inc. Cl C (GOOG) fell 0.05% to $341.28, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A (GOOGL) rose 0.06% to $344.20.

Trading volume (3.9 M) remained 6.3 million below its 50-day average volume of 10.2 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 18, 2026.

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