Microsoft Corp. stock outperforms competitors despite losses on the day

Shares of Microsoft Corp.
MSFT,
-0.26%
shed 0.26% to $326.66 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-0.25%
falling 0.25% to 4,501.89 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.19%
falling 0.19% to 35,215.89.

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

Microsoft Corp. closed $40.12 short of 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,
-0.73%
fell 0.73% to $191.17, Alphabet Inc. Cl C
GOOG,
+0.10%
rose 0.10% to $128.77, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A
GOOGL,
+0.05%
rose 0.05% to $128.45.

Trading volume (17.9 M) remained 12.0 million below its 50-day average volume of 29.9 M.

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