Mastercard stock falls 1.04% and underperforms rivals

7 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 6

Shares closed at $491.89 on Wednesday, while the S&P 500 rose 1.46% and the Dow gained 1.24% in a broadly positive session.
It was Mastercard's second straight daily loss, with trading volume of 4.3 million shares topping its 50-day average of 3.6 million.
The stock finished 18.26% below its 52-week high of $601.77 reached on 22 August; JPMorgan and Bank of America rose, while Visa slipped 1.00%.

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