Applied Materials Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors on Strong Trading Day

Dow Jones

Aug 04

DJ Applied Materials Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch using technology from Automated Insights.

Shares of Applied Materials Inc. $(AMAT)$ rallied 2.08% to $518.21 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.48% to 7,600.50 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.32% to 53,178.41.

This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.

Applied Materials Inc. closed 29.94% short of its 52-week high of $739.67, which the company reached on June 30th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Broadcom Inc. $(AVGO)$ rose 0.76% to $392.23, Qualcomm Inc. $(QCOM)$ rose 2.68% to $151.57, and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. $(AMD)$ rose 1.78% to $484.64.

Trading volume (5.9 M) remained 4.2 million below its 50-day average volume of 10.0 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 3, 2026.

At the request of the copyright holder, you need to log in to view this content

Disclaimer: Investing carries risk. This is not financial advice. The above content should not be regarded as an offer, recommendation, or solicitation on acquiring or disposing of any financial products, any associated discussions, comments, or posts by author or other users should not be considered as such either. It is solely for general information purpose only, which does not consider your own investment objectives, financial situations or needs. TTM assumes no responsibility or warranty for the accuracy and completeness of the information, investors should do their own research and may seek professional advice before investing.

Most Discussed

{"basename":"","ssrTDKData":{"titleTemplate":"%s - Tiger Brokers","title":"Tiger Brokers | Global Stocks, Options & Futures Trading App","description":"Tiger Brokers, one-stop investment in US stocks, SGX stocks, HK stocks, A-shares & other global assets. One of the best stock trading platforms in Singapore.","keywords":"tiger brokers,tiger trade,tiger brokers singapore,broker online,stock trading in singapore,share trading singapore,brokerage firm singapore,trading app,stock broker singapore,stock trading platforms,trading account","social":{"ogDescription":"Tiger Brokers, one-stop investment in US stocks, SGX stocks, HK stocks, A-shares & other global assets. One of the best stock trading platforms in Singapore.","ogImage":"https://c1.itigergrowtha.com/portal5/static/media/og-logo.0a0bd8dc.png","ogUrl":"https://www.etasphere.com/news/2656304703"},"companyName":"Tiger Brokers"},"pageData":{"isMobile":false,"isTiger":false,"isTTM":true,"region":"SGP","license":"TBSG","edition":"fundamental"},"isCrawlerRequest":true,"__swrFallback__":{"@#url:\"https://stock-news.skytigris.cn/v3/news\",params:#id:\"2656304703\",edition:\"fundamental\",auth_exemption:1,,,undefined,":{"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2656304703?lang=en_US&edition=fundamental","thumbnail":"","is_english":true,"pubTime":"2026-08-04 04:32","share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","id":"2656304703","market":"hk","top_or_hot":-1,"title":"Applied Materials Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors on Strong Trading Day","media":"Dow Jones","content":"<font class=\"NormalMinus1\" face=\"Arial\">\n<p>\nDJ Applied Materials Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day\n</p>\n<p>\n  This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch using technology from Automated Insights. \n</p>\n<p>\n     Shares of Applied Materials Inc. <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AMAT\">$(AMAT)$</a> rallied 2.08% to $518.21 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&amp;P 500 Index  rising 1.48% to 7,600.50 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average  rising 1.32% to 53,178.41. \n</p>\n<p>\n     This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains. \n</p>\n<p>\n     Applied Materials Inc. closed 29.94% short of its 52-week high of $739.67, which the company reached on June 30th. \n</p>\n<p>\n     The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Broadcom Inc. <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AVGO\">$(AVGO)$</a> rose 0.76% to $392.23, Qualcomm Inc. <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/QCOM\">$(QCOM)$</a> rose 2.68% to $151.57, and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AMD\">$(AMD)$</a> rose 1.78% to $484.64. \n</p>\n<p>\n     Trading volume (5.9 M) remained 4.2 million below its 50-day average volume of 10.0 M. \n</p>\n<p>\n     Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 3, 2026. \n</p>\n<pre style=\"white-space: pre\">\n \n</pre>\n</font>","source":null,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Applied Materials Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors on Strong Trading Day</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nApplied Materials Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors on Strong Trading Day\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<div class=\"head\" \">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/150f88aa4d182df19190059f4a365e99);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Dow Jones </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2026-08-04 04:32</p>\n</div>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<font class=\"NormalMinus1\" face=\"Arial\">\n<p>\nDJ Applied Materials Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day\n</p>\n<p>\n  This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch using technology from Automated Insights. \n</p>\n<p>\n     Shares of Applied Materials Inc. <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AMAT\">$(AMAT)$</a> rallied 2.08% to $518.21 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&amp;P 500 Index  rising 1.48% to 7,600.50 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average  rising 1.32% to 53,178.41. \n</p>\n<p>\n     This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains. \n</p>\n<p>\n     Applied Materials Inc. closed 29.94% short of its 52-week high of $739.67, which the company reached on June 30th. \n</p>\n<p>\n     The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Broadcom Inc. <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AVGO\">$(AVGO)$</a> rose 0.76% to $392.23, Qualcomm Inc. <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/QCOM\">$(QCOM)$</a> rose 2.68% to $151.57, and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AMD\">$(AMD)$</a> rose 1.78% to $484.64. \n</p>\n<p>\n     Trading volume (5.9 M) remained 4.2 million below its 50-day average volume of 10.0 M. \n</p>\n<p>\n     Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 3, 2026. \n</p>\n<pre style=\"white-space: pre\">\n \n</pre>\n</font>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","isBrief":false,"type":0,"news_type":1,"symbol":"LU0942090050.USD","symbol_name":"UBS (LUX) EQUITY SICAV - US TOTAL YIELD SUSTAINABLE \"P\" (USD)  INC","start_time":0,"source_url":"https://dowjonesnews.com/newdjn/logon.aspx?AL=N","article_id":"2656304703","we_media_id":"106","thumbnails":[],"rights":null,"url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2656304703","pubTimestamp":1785789120,"columns":[],"sourceInfo":null,"weMediaInfo":{"media_name":"Dow Jones","introduction":"Dow Jones publishes the world’s most trusted business news and financial information in a variety of media.","home_visible":0,"id":"106","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/150f88aa4d182df19190059f4a365e99"},"summary":"DJ Applied Materials Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading DayThis article was automatically generated by MarketWatch using technology from Automated Insights.Shares of Applied Materials Inc.  rallied 2.08% to $518.21 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index  rising 1.48% to 7,600.50 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average  rising 1.32% to 53,178.41.This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.Applied Materials Inc. closed 29.94% short of its 52-week high of $739.67, which the company reached on June 30th.The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Broadcom Inc.  rose 0.76% to $392.23, Qualcomm Inc.  rose 2.68% to $151.57, and Advanced Micro Devices Inc.  rose 1.78% to $484.64.Trading volume  remained 4.2 million below its 50-day average volume of 10.0 M.Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 3, 2026.","collect":0,"end_time":0,"defaultTopTitle":"","property":["rate"],"viewcount":null,"language":"en","relate_stocks":{"LU0942090050.USD":"UBS (LUX) EQUITY SICAV - US TOTAL YIELD SUSTAINABLE \"P\" (USD)  INC","LU1267930813.SGD":"FRANKLIN TEMPLETON SHARIAH GLOBAL EQUITY \"AS\" (SGD) ACC","QQQG":"Pacer Nasdaq 100 Top 50 Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETF","BK4518":"OLED概念","PSI":"INVESCO SEMICONDUCTORS ETF","BK4147":"半导体设备","LU2413666699.HKD":"BNP PARIBAS GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT \"CRH\" (HKDHDG) INC","LU2247934214.USD":"FIDELITY FUNDS SUSTAINABLE FUTURE CONNECTIVITY \"A\" (USD) ACC","LU2458330169.SGD":"FRANKLIN SHARIAH TECHNOLOGY \"A\" (SGD) ACC","LU0096364046.USD":"CT (LUX) I AMERICAN \"DU\" (USD) ACC","LU0957808578.USD":"THREADNEEDLE (LUX) GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY \"ZU\" (USD) ACC","RDVI":"FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF","LU0109392836.USD":"富兰克林科技股A","LU2458330243.SGD":"FRANKLIN SHARIAH TECHNOLOGY \"A-H1\" (SGDHDG) ACC","BK4519":"光伏太阳能","LU0210536198.USD":"JPM US GROWTH \"A\" ACC","LU1069344957.HKD":"AB SICAV I - AMERICAN GROWTH PORTFOLIO \"AD\" (HKD) INC","RDVY":"First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF","LU0354030511.USD":"ALLSPRING  U.S. LARGE CAP GROWTH \"I\" (USD) ACC","LU2023251221.USD":"ALLIANZ GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY \"AM\" (USD) INC","LU2896262040.SGD":"JPM US GROWTH FUND \"A\" (SGD) ACC","LU0061475181.USD":"THREADNEEDLE (LUX) AMERICAN \"AU\" (USD) ACC","BK4543":"AI","LU0354030438.USD":"富国美国大盘成长基金Cl A Acc","LU0175139822.USD":"AB FCP I Global Equity Blend A USD","LU1868837300.USD":"CT (LUX) I AMERICAN FUND \"9\" (USD) ACC","LU0683600562.USD":"AB SELECT US EQUITY \"A\" (USD) ACC","LU0061474960.USD":"天利环球焦点基金AU Acc","BK4534":"瑞士信贷持仓","IE00BFXG1179.USD":"BNY MELLON U.S. EQUITY INCOME \"B\" (USD) INC","LU1868836914.USD":"CT (LUX) I AMERICAN \"3\" (USD) ACC","BK4533":"AQR资本管理(全球第二大对冲基金)","WUGI":"AXS Esoterica NextG Economy ETF","LU2089283258.USD":"安联环球可持续基金Cl AM Dis","LU0444971666.USD":"天利全球科技基金","LU0787776722.HKD":"AB SELECT US EQUITY PORTFOLIO \"A\" (HKD) ACC","LU1868837136.USD":"CT (LUX) I AMERICAN \"8\" (USD) ACC","BK4516":"特朗普概念","LU1868836591.USD":"CT (LUX) I AMERICAN \"1U\"(USD) ACC","LU2106854487.HKD":"ALLIANZ THEMATICA \"AMG\" (HKD) INC","LU0889565833.HKD":"FRANKLIN TECHNOLOGY \"A\" (HKD) ACC","LU1868836757.USD":"CT (LUX) I AMERICAN FUND \"2\" (USD) ACC","LU1815333072.USD":"THREADNEEDLE (LUX) GLOBAL FOCUS \"AUP\" (USD) INC","LU0957791311.USD":"THREADNEEDLE (LUX) GLOBAL FOCUS \"ZU\" (USD) ACC","SOXQ":"Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF","IE00BSNM7G36.USD":"NEUBERGER BERMAN SYSTEMATIC GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE VALUE \"A\" (USD) ACC","LU2271345857.HKD":"ALLIANZ GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY \"AT\" (HKD) ACC","LU1778281490.HKD":"HSBC GIF GLOBAL LOWER CARBON EQUITY \"AD\" (HKD) INC","IE00B5949003.HKD":"JANUS HENDERSON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION \"A\" (HKD) ACC","LU2089985449.USD":"MANULIFE GF GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR OPPORTUNITIES \"AA\" (USD) ACC","XNTK":"SPDR NYSE Technology ETF","IE0009356076.USD":"JANUS HENDERSON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION \"A2\" (USD) ACC","04336":"应用材料-T","LU1035775433.USD":"AB SICAV I - AMERICAN GROWTH PORTFOLIO \"AD\" (USD) INC","LU1803068979.SGD":"FTIF - Franklin Technology A (acc) SGD-H1","LU2931357623.SGD":"MANULIFE GF GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR OPPORTUNITIES \"AA\" (SGDHDG) ACC","LU0476273544.USD":"CT (LUX) I GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY \"BU\" (USD) ACC","BK4585":"ETF&股票定投概念","LU0348723411.USD":"ALLIANZ GLOBAL HI-TECH GROWTH \"A\" (USD) INC","LU0949170772.SGD":"Blackrock Global Equity Income A6 SGD-H","LU0158827781.USD":" ALLIANZ GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY \"AT\" (USD) ACC","LU1917777945.USD":"安联专题基金Cl AT Acc","SG9999002232.USD":"Allianz Global High Payout USD","LU1003077747.HKD":"BGF GLOBAL EQUITY INCOME \"A6\" (HKDHDG) INC","TINY":"ProShares Nanotechnology ETF","LU0553294199.USD":"BGF GLOBAL EQUITY INCOME \"A5G\" (USD) INC","LU0347712357.USD":"BNP PARIBAS GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT \"C\" (USD) ACC","SG9999002224.SGD":"Allianz Global High Payout SGD","LU2413666426.HKD":"BNP PARIBAS GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT \"C\" (HKD) ACC","LU1721428933.USD":"法巴全球经典环境基金RH MD Dis","LU0738911758.USD":"Blackrock Global Equity Income A6 USD","LU0079474960.USD":"联博美国增长基金A","LU0061474705.USD":"THREADNEEDLE (LUX) GLOBAL DYNAMIC REAL RETURN \"AU\" (USD) ACC","IE00BQXX3D17.EUR":"GUINNESS GLOBAL INNOVATORS \"C\" (EUR) ACC","BK4588":"碎股","IE00BQXX3C00.GBP":"GUINNESS GLOBAL INNOVATORS \"C\" (GBP) ACC","LU1989763005.USD":"东方汇理教育基金A2 Acc","IE00BD6J9T35.USD":"NEUBERGER BERMAN NEXT GENERATION MOBILITY \"A\" (USD) ACC","LU0868494617.USD":"UBS (LUX) EQUITY SICAV - US TOTAL YIELD SUSTAINABLE \"P\" (USD) ACC","LU0289960550.SGD":"AB FCP I - GLOBAL EQUITY BLEND PORTFOLIO 'A' (SGD) ACC","LU1974910355.USD":"Allianz Thematica Cl AMg DIS USD","LU1046421795.USD":"富达环球科技A-ACC","IE00BQXX3F31.USD":"GUINNESS GLOBAL INNOVATORS \"C\" (USD) ACC","LU0276348264.USD":"THREADNEEDLE (LUX) GLOBAL DYNAMIC REAL RETURN\"AUP\" (USD) INC","LU1989773731.SGD":"CPR Invest - Education A2 Acc SGD-H","LU0792757196.USD":"TEMPLETON SHARIAH GLOBAL EQUITY FUND \"A\" (USD) ACC","LU2211814178.USD":"ALLIANZ CLEAN PLANET \"AT\" (USD) ACC","SHOC":"Strive U.S. Semiconductor ETF","LU0127658192.USD":"EASTSPRING INVESTMENTS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY \"A\" (USD) ACC","BK4567":"ESG概念","LU2023250504.SGD":"Allianz Thematica Cl AMg DIS H2-SGD","LU1815336760.USD":"THREADNEEDLE (LUX) GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY \"AUP\" (USD) INC","LU2028103732.USD":"ALLIANZ GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY \"AMG\" (USD) INC","LU0889566641.SGD":"FTSF - Templeton Shariah Global Equity A Acc SGD","LU0198837287.USD":"UBS (LUX) EQUITY SICAV - USA GROWTH \"P\" (USD) ACC","LU0081259029.USD":"UBS (LUX) EQUITY FUND - TECH OPPORTUNITY \"P\" (USD) ACC","LU0238689110.USD":"贝莱德环球动力股票基金","AMAT":"应用材料","LU0661504455.SGD":"Blackrock Global Equity Income A5 SGD-H","GB00BDT5M118.USD":"天利环球扩展Alpha基金A Acc","LU0545039389.USD":"BGF GLOBAL EQUITY INCOME \"A2\" ACC","LU0011850046.USD":"贝莱德全球长线股票 A2 USD","SMH":"半导体指数ETF-HOLDRs","LU0097036916.USD":"贝莱德美国增长A2 USD","LU0868494708.USD":"UBS (LUX) EQUITY SICAV - US TOTAL YIELD SUSTAINABLE \"P\" (USD) INC","SG9999001424.SGD":"United E-Commerce Fund SGD","TDV":"ProShares S&P Technology Dividend Aristocrats ETF","LU2089284900.SGD":"Allianz Global Sustainability Cl AM Dis H2-SGD","LU2111349929.HKD":"ALLIANZ GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY \"AM\" (HKD) INC","LU0274383776.USD":"MANULIFE GF US SMALL CAP EQUITY \"AA\" (USD) INC","LU1642822529.SGD":"THREADNEEDLE (LUX) GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY \"A\" (SGD) ACC","LU0444973449.USD":"CT (LUX) I GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY \"DU\" (USD) ACC","EPAI":"Harbor AI Inflection Strategy ETF","LU1153585028.USD":"BGF GLOBAL LONG-HORIZON EQUITY  \"A4\" (USD) INC","LU1823568750.SGD":"Fidelity Global Technology A-ACC SGD","LU0158827948.USD":"ALLIANZ GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY \"A\" (USD) INC","LU2023250843.SGD":"Allianz Thematica Cl AT Acc H2-SGD","CHPS":"XTRACKERS SEMICONDUCTOR SELECT EQUITY ETF","LU1674673691.USD":"HSBC GIF GLOBAL LOWER CARBON EQUITY \"AD\" (USD) INC","LU1674673428.USD":"HSBC GIF GLOBAL LOWER CARBON EQUITY \"AC\" (USD) ACC","LU0096362180.USD":"CT (LUX) I GLOBAL FOCUS \"DU\" (USD)"},"translate_title":"应用材料公司 (Applied Materials Inc.) 股票在强劲交易日表现优于竞争对手","themeId":null,"isJumpTheme":false,"ttsUrl":null,"symbols_score_info":{"PSI":0.6,"XNTK":0.6,"RDVI":0.6,"WUGI":0.6,"SOXQ":0.6,"EPAI":0.6,"TINY":0.6,"TDV":0.6,"SHOC":0.6,"SMH":0.6,"RDVY":0.6,"CHPS":0.6,"04336":1.97,"QQQG":0.6,"AMAT":1.97},"content_text":"DJ Applied Materials Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day\n\n\n  This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch using technology from Automated Insights. \n\n\n     Shares of Applied Materials Inc. $(AMAT)$ rallied 2.08% to $518.21 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index  rising 1.48% to 7,600.50 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average  rising 1.32% to 53,178.41. \n\n\n     This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains. \n\n\n     Applied Materials Inc. closed 29.94% short of its 52-week high of $739.67, which the company reached on June 30th. \n\n\n     The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Broadcom Inc. $(AVGO)$ rose 0.76% to $392.23, Qualcomm Inc. $(QCOM)$ rose 2.68% to $151.57, and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. $(AMD)$ rose 1.78% to $484.64. \n\n\n     Trading volume (5.9 M) remained 4.2 million below its 50-day average volume of 10.0 M. \n\n\n     Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 3, 2026.","kind":"highlight","is_publish_news":true,"is_publish_highlight":false,"is_publish_live":false,"is_publish_wemedia":true,"editions":null,"column":"","sentiment":"0","news_tag":"","news_rank":0,"isVideo":false,"video":null,"symbols":[],"gpt_button":0,"need_auth":true,"need_login_tip":false,"code":"91000000","status":"200"}}}