Microsoft Corp. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day

Shares of Microsoft Corp.
MSFT,
+0.16%
inched 0.16% higher to $335.94 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-0.20%
falling 0.20% to 4,273.79 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.59%
falling 0.59% to 33,562.86.

This was the stock’s third consecutive day of gains.

Microsoft Corp. closed $1.56 below its 52-week high ($337.50), which the company reached on June 2nd.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Apple Inc.
AAPL,
-0.76%
fell 0.76% to $179.58, Alphabet Inc. Cl C
GOOG,
+1.12%
rose 1.12% to $126.63, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A
GOOGL,
+1.07%
rose 1.07% to $126.01.

Trading volume (21.3 M) remained 6.8 million below its 50-day average volume of 28.0 M.

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