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Shares of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. advanced 3.7% to $1,039.28 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.4% to 7,674.37 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.0% to 53,277.01.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. closed 9.9% below its 52-week high of $1,153.99, which the company achieved on July 15th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Bank of America Corp. fell 0.3% to $61.69, Wells Fargo & Co. rose 0.2% to $83.84, and Morgan Stanley rose 3.25% to $214.20.
Trading volume totaled 2.5 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.1 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet