Applied Materials stock falls 1.37% and underperforms competitors
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Updated · MarketWatch · May 1
Applied Materials stock falls 1.37% and underperforms competitors
10 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 1
The shares closed at $389.08 as the S&P 500 rose 0.29% to 7,230.12 and the Dow fell 0.31% to 49,499.27.
The decline ended a two-day winning streak and left the stock 7.47% below its 52-week high of $420.50 reached on 24 April.
Among peers, Broadcom gained 0.92% and AMD rose 1.71%, while Qualcomm slipped 1.43%; trading volume was 4.5 million, below the 50-day average of 6.5 million.
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