Morgan Stanley Stock Climbs 3.7%, Outperforms Peers

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Shares of Morgan Stanley rallied 3.7% to $187.01 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.6% to 7,757.17 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.7% to 52,856.09.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.

Morgan Stanley closed 19.5% short of its 52-week high of $232.25, which the company achieved on July 15th.

The stock outperformed some of its peers, as JPMorgan Chase & Co. remained unchanged, Wells Fargo & Co. rose 0.3% to $82.42, and Charles Schwab Corp. rose 0.83% to $91.64.

Trading volume totaled 8.9 million, compared to the 50-day average of 5.0 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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October 21, 2026 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)