Shares of Juniper Networks Inc. JNPR, +0.08% inched 0.08% higher to $37.23 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.76% rising 0.76% to 4,927.93 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.59% rising 0.59% to 38,333.45.
Juniper Networks Inc. closed $0.81 short of its 52-week high ($38.04), which the company achieved on January 12th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO, +0.29% rose 0.29% to $52.29, Fortinet Inc. FTNT, +0.50% rose 0.50% to $66.45, and Palo Alto Networks Inc. PANW, +0.82% rose 0.82% to $345.25.
Trading volume (3.5 M) remained 1.9 million below its 50-day average volume of 5.4 M.
