Microsoft Shares Rise 3% to $384 on Haleon AI Deal and Insight Deployment

Microsoft shares closed up 3% at roughly $384 on July 1, 2026, after rising as much as 4% intraday on dual enterprise AI announcements. Haleon disclosed a five-year expansion of its Microsoft 365 Copilot and Azure usage across consumer insights, supply chain, R&D, and marketing to support its goal of reaching one billion additional consumers by 2030. Insight Enterprises simultaneously positioned itself as a launch partner for Microsoft 365 E7 and the Frontier Suite, rolling the tools out to its 14,000-plus staff after achieving 91% Copilot adoption and four hours of weekly productivity gains while marketing the platform to clients.