Shares of Microsoft Corp. inched 0.52% higher to $424.56 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.16% to 5,918.25 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.

Stocks logged small gains Wednesday on two major indexes, despite uninspiring economic reports and some ominous words from the president-elect. The S&P 500 finished the day up 0.2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 0.

Microsoft Corp. closed $30.24 below its 52-week high ($468.35), which the company reached on July 5th.