Microsoft Corp. stock falls Tuesday, underperforms market

Shares of Microsoft Corp.
MSFT,
-1.83%
slipped 1.83% to $331.77 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-0.57%
falling 0.57% to 4,461.90 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.05%
falling 0.05% to 34,645.99.

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

Microsoft Corp. closed $35.01 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 Tuesday, as Apple Inc.
AAPL,
-1.71%
fell 1.71% to $176.30, Alphabet Inc. Cl C
GOOG,
-1.21%
fell 1.21% to $136.07, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A
GOOGL,
-1.15%
fell 1.15% to $135.34.

Trading volume (17.2 M) remained 8.4 million below its 50-day average volume of 25.6 M.


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