Microsoft Corp. stock falls Thursday, still outperforms market

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Shares of Microsoft Corp.
MSFT,
-0.38%
dropped 0.38% to $331.16 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-0.62%
falling 0.62% to 4,349.61 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.51%
falling 0.51% to 33,631.14.

Microsoft Corp. closed $35.62 below its 52-week high ($366.78), which the company reached on July 18th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Apple Inc.
AAPL,
+0.51%
rose 0.51% to $180.71, Alphabet Inc. Cl C
GOOG,
-1.00%
fell 1.00% to $140.29, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A
GOOGL,
-1.12%
fell 1.12% to $138.97.

Trading volume (19.2 M) remained 1.7 million below its 50-day average volume of 20.9 M.


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