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Microsoft Corp. stock outperforms market despite losses on the day

Published: Sept. 19, 2023 at 4:33 p.m. ET

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Shares of Microsoft Corp. MSFT, +1.78% slumped 0.12% to $328.65 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.81% falling 0.22% to 4,443.95 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.39% falling 0.31% to 34,517.73.

This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.

Microsoft Corp. closed $38.13 below its 52-week high ($366.78), which the company achieved on July 18th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Apple Inc. AAPL, +0.73% rose 0.62% to $179.07, Alphabet Inc. Cl C GOOG, +2.23% fell 0.09% to $138.83, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A GOOGL, +2.12% fell 0.12% to $138.04.

Trading volume (16.5 M) remained 9.1 million below its 50-day average volume of 25.6 M.

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