Shares of Microsoft Corp. MSFT, -0.39% sank 0.39% to $288.33 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, -0.09% falling 0.09% to 4,432.35 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.30% falling 0.30% to 35,101.85. This was the stock’s second consecutive day of losses. Microsoft Corp. closed $1.82 short of its 52-week high ($290.15), which the company reached on July 28th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Apple Inc. AAPL, -0.03% fell 0.03% to $146.09, Alphabet Inc. Cl A GOOGL, +0.87% rose 0.87% to $2,738.26, and SAP SE ADR SAP, +0.13% rose 0.13% to $146.56. Trading volume (15.9 M) remained 6.7 million below its 50-day average volume of 22.6 M.