The Netflix Inc. rises Monday, but is still underperforming the market

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Shares of Netflix Inc. NFLX,
+ 1.25%
Up 1.25% Monday to $ 539.04 proving to be an all round positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX,
+ 1.61%
rises 1.61% to 3,773.86 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA,
+ 0.76%
rises 0.76% to 30,211.91. Netflix Inc. closed at $ 54.25 below its 52-week high ($ 593.29), which the company hit on Jan. 20.

The stock showed a mixed performance against some of its competitors on Monday, such as Amazon.com Inc. AMZN,
+ 4.26%
rose 4.26% to $ 3,342.88, Walt Disney Co. DIS,
+ 1.66%
rose 1.66% to $ 170.97, and Comcast Corp. Cl A CMCSA,
+ 1.17%
rose 1.17% to $ 50.15. The trade volume (3.4 million) remained 1.5 million below the 50-day average volume of 4.9 million.

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