Why Microsoft Stock Jumped Nearly 12% in October

Shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) popped by 11.7% in October, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, a majority of which came after the company reported strong fiscal first-quarter 2018 results near the end of the month.

Investors were pleased to see the company's total revenue increase by 12% year over year to $24.5 billion, and to see Microsoft's net income jump by 16%. Shareholderswere also happy with the sales results from the productivity and business processes segment -- comprised mainly of its Office products -- which grew by 28%. But the big news from the quarterly report came from the cloud computing services unit.

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