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Shares of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. advanced 7.6% to $76.66 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.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $72.28, which the company reached on June 17th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Newmont Corp. rose 3.1% to $131.58.
Trading volume totaled 28.3 million, compared to the 50-day average of 14.4 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet