Microsoft Corp. stock underperforms Thursday when compared to competitors

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Shares of Microsoft Corp.
MSFT,
-0.31%
slumped 0.31% to $327.76 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-0.16%
falling 0.16% to 4,507.66 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.48%
falling 0.48% to 34,721.91.

The stock’s fall snapped a four-day winning streak.

Microsoft Corp. closed $39.02 short of its 52-week high ($366.78), which the company achieved on July 18th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Apple Inc.
AAPL,
+0.12%
rose 0.12% to $187.87, Alphabet Inc. Cl C
GOOG,
+0.31%
rose 0.31% to $137.35, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A
GOOGL,
+0.21%
rose 0.21% to $136.17.

Trading volume (26.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 26.0 M.


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