Shares of Microsoft Corp.
MSFT,
shed 0.04% to $405.49 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
rising 0.23% to 4,954.23 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
rising 0.37% to 38,521.36.
This was the stock’s second consecutive day of losses.
Microsoft Corp. closed $9.83 short of its 52-week high ($415.32), which the company achieved on January 31st.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Apple Inc.
AAPL,
rose 0.86% to $189.30, Alphabet Inc. Cl C
GOOG,
rose 0.33% to $145.41, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A
GOOGL,
rose 0.29% to $144.10.
Trading volume (18.3 M) remained 7.2 million below its 50-day average volume of 25.4 M.
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