Microsoft Corp. stock underperforms Friday when compared to competitors

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Shares of Microsoft Corp.
MSFT,
-0.79%
shed 0.79% to $317.01 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-0.23%
falling 0.23% to 4,320.06 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.31%
falling 0.31% to 33,963.84.

This was the stock’s sixth consecutive day of losses.

Microsoft Corp. closed $49.77 short of its 52-week high ($366.78), which the company reached on July 18th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Apple Inc.
AAPL,
+0.49%
rose 0.49% to $174.79, Alphabet Inc. Cl C
GOOG,
-0.08%
fell 0.08% to $131.25, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A
GOOGL,
-0.15%
fell 0.15% to $130.25.

Trading volume (21.1 M) remained 4.2 million below its 50-day average volume of 25.3 M.


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