Applied Materials (AMAT) ended the recent trading session at $194.99, demonstrating a +2.21% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock's performance was ahead of the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.07%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a loss of 0.37%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.03%. Prior to today's trading, shares of the maker of chipmaking equipment had gained 12.36% outpaced the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 5.58% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.94%.The investm ...