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Shares of Jack Henry & Associates Inc. advanced 6.5% to $163.06 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.2% to 7,707.98 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.2% to 53,463.05.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Jack Henry & Associates Inc. closed 15.7% below its 52-week high of $193.39, which the company achieved on January 15th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Fidelity National Information Services Inc. fell 0.7% to $40.66, Fiserv Inc. rose 0.7% to $52.08, and Affirm Holdings Inc. Cl A rose 5.13% to $77.33.
Trading volume totaled 1.9 million, compared to the 50-day average of 1.3 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet