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Shares of First Solar Inc. advanced 5.3% to $201.16 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.1% to 7,637.76 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.6% to 51,778.04.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
First Solar Inc. closed 37.3% short of its 52-week high of $320.95, which the company achieved on June 3rd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its peers, as SolarEdge Technologies Inc. rose 3.8% to $36.00, Hubbell Inc. rose 0.9% to $443.23, and Sunrun Inc. rose 5.50% to $8.73.
Trading volume totaled 2.6 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.2 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet