Microsoft Corp. stock outperforms competitors despite losses on the day

Shares of Microsoft Corp. MSFT slumped 0.11% to $377.43 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.06% to 4,559.34 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 0.33% to 35,390.15.

Microsoft Corp. closed $2.36 short of its 52-week high ($379.79), which the company reached on November 22nd.

Despite…