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Shares of PayPal Holdings Inc. advanced 4.3% to $54.67 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.5% to 7,666.60 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.6% to 53,061.95.
The stock's rise snapped a five-day losing streak.
PayPal Holdings Inc. closed 31.0% below its 52-week high of $79.22, which the company achieved on October 28th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Apple Inc. fell 0.1% to $324.96, Alphabet Inc. Cl C rose 0.5% to $333.78, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A rose 0.63% to $337.12.
Trading volume totaled 14.7 million, compared to the 50-day average of 15.5 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet