Shares of Microsoft Corp. MSFT, +0.18% inched 0.18% higher to $322.46 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, -0.28% falling 0.28% to 4,387.55 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.51% falling 0.51% to 34,288.83.Microsoft Corp. closed $44.32 short of its 52-week high , which the company achieved on July 18th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Apple Inc. AAPL, +0.79% rose 0.79% to $177.23, Alphabet Inc. Cl C GOOG, +0.59% rose 0.59% to $129.69, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A GOOGL, +0.55% rose 0.55% to $129.08. Editor's Note: This story was auto-generated by Automated Insights, an automation technology provider, using data from Dow Jones and FactSet. See our market data terms of use.