Netflix Inc. shares rise on Monday, still underperforming the market

Netflix Inc. NFLX Shares,
+ 1.25%
rose 1.25% to $ 539.04 on Monday, in what proved to be a totally positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 SPX index,
+ 1.61%
rising 1.61% to 3,773.86 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA,
+ 0.76%
increasing 0.76% to 30,211.91. Netflix Inc. closed $ 54.25 short of its 52-week high ($ 593.29), which the company hit on Jan. 20.

The stock showed mixed performance compared to some of its competitors on Monday, such as Amazon.com Inc. AMZN,
+ 4.26%
rose 4.26% to $ 3,342.88, Walt Disney Co. DIS,
+ 1.66%
rose 1.66% to $ 170.97, and Comcast Corp. Cl A CMCSA,
+ 1.17%
rose 1.17% to $ 50.15. Turnover (3.4 M) remained 1.5 million below its average 50-day volume of 4.9 M.