Shares of Nasdaq Inc. NDAQ, 0.17% inched 0.24% higher to $189.32 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, 0.05% rising 0.25% to 4,447.70 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, 0.05% rising 0.62% to 35,484.97. This was the stock’s second consecutive day of gains. Nasdaq Inc. closed $1.37 short of its 52-week high ($190.69), which the company achieved on August 5th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. ADR HKXCY, +0.55% rose 0.74% to $66.58, CME Group Inc. Cl A CME, -0.52% rose 0.07% to $209.07, and Deutsche Boerse AG ADR DBOEY, rose 1.30% to $17.10. Trading volume (412,824) remained 372,407 below its 50-day average volume of 785,231.