Seagate Technology PLC stock outperforms market on strong trading day

Shares of Seagate Technology PLC
STX,
+0.52%
inched 0.52% higher to $73.23 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-0.48%
falling 0.48% to 3,811.15 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-1.50%
falling 1.50% to 30,932.37. Seagate Technology PLC closed $3.83 below its 52-week high ($77.06), which the company reached on January 27th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Microsoft Corp.
MSFT,
+1.48%
rose 1.48% to $232.38, HP Inc.
HPQ,
+2.77%
rose 2.77% to $28.97, and Western Digital Corp.
WDC,
+1.09%
rose 1.09% to $68.53. Trading volume (3.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 3.5 M.

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