Twitter shares jumped 4.7% in active midday trading toward a 14-month closing high, to outpace gains in its social media rivals and the broader technology sector. Volume topped 22.9 million shares, already well above the 30-day average of about 16.4 million shares, according to FactSet. The stock has now run up 32% since Twitter reported blowout third-quarter results in late October. Twitter is on pace to close at its highest level since Oct. 5, 2016. Among shares of other social media companies, Facebook Inc. gained 0.8%, Snap Inc. rose 1.5% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 gained 0.3%. The S&P 500 was little changed.
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