Amazon.com Inc. stock outperforms competitors despite losses on the day

Shares of Amazon.com Inc.
AMZN,
-0.81%
shed 0.81% to $133.98 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-0.77%
falling 0.77% to 4,370.36 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.84%
falling 0.84% to 34,474.83.

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

Amazon.com Inc. closed $9.65 short of its 52-week high ($143.63), which the company achieved on August 4th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Apple Inc.
AAPL,
-1.46%
fell 1.46% to $174.00, Microsoft Corp.
MSFT,
-1.10%
fell 1.10% to $316.88, and Alphabet Inc. Cl C
GOOG,
+1.05%
rose 1.05% to $130.46.

Trading volume (46.9 M) remained 10.7 million below its 50-day average volume of 57.6 M.

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