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Shares of Global Payments Inc. rose 4.8% to $82.18 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.7% to 7,773.95 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.2% to 51,267.90.
The stock's rise snapped a five-day losing streak.
Global Payments Inc. closed 14.3% below its 52-week high of $95.88, which the company achieved on August 24th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as PayPal Holdings Inc. rose 3.0% to $54.41, Fidelity National Information Services Inc. rose 3.5% to $33.58, and Fiserv Inc. rose 4.01% to $46.14.
Trading volume totaled 2.4 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.8 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet