Shares of AT&T Inc. T, -0.29% slipped 0.29% to $27.56 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, -0.03% falling 0.03% to 4,535.43 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.21% falling 0.21% to 35,369.09. AT&T Inc. closed $6.32 below its 52-week high ($33.88), which the company achieved on May 17th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Verizon Communications Inc. VZ, +0.25% rose 0.25% to $55.43, Walt Disney Co. DIS, -0.47% fell 0.47% to $181.00, and Comcast Corp. Cl A CMCSA, -0.05% fell 0.05% to $61.72. Trading volume (27.0 M) remained 3.9 million below its 50-day average volume of 31.0 M.