The shares of Microsoft Corp. underperforming on Friday despite daily gains

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Shares of Microsoft Corp. MSFT,
+ 0.61%
moved up 0.61% to $ 219.62 Friday, on what turned out to be an all-round favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX,
+ 0.55%
an increase of 0.55% to 3,824.68 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA,
+ 0.18%
increases by 0.18% to 31,097.97. This was the share’s second consecutive day of earnings. Microsoft Corp. closed at $ 13.24 below its 52-week high ($ 232.86), which the company hit on Sept. 2.

The stock underperformed compared to some of its competitors on Friday, such as Apple Inc. AAPL,
+ 0.86%
Up 0.86% to $ 132.05, Alphabet Inc. Cl A GOOGL,
+ 1.32%
increased 1.32% to $ 1,797.83, and SAP SE ADR SAP,
+ 1.83%
rose 1.83% to $ 131.16. The trade volume (22.9 million) remained 5.4 million below the 50-day average volume of 28.2 million.

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