Micron Technology Inc. stock rises Monday, outperforms market

Shares of Micron Technology Inc.
MU,
+2.70%
rose 2.70% to $82.90 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+0.99%
rising 0.99% to 4,197.05 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+0.54%
rising 0.54% to 34,393.98. Micron Technology Inc. closed $14.06 short of its 52-week high ($96.96), which the company achieved on April 12th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as Intel Corp.
INTC,
+1.57%
rose 1.57% to $56.96, STMicroelectronics N.V.
STM,
+1.38%
rose 1.38% to $36.71, and Western Digital Corp.
WDC,
+2.17%
rose 2.17% to $73.91. Trading volume (15.7 M) remained 4.2 million below its 50-day average volume of 19.9 M.