Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL, -0.34%) slightly declined by 0.34% on Tuesday, settling at $178.39. Despite this, it was still part of a favorable trading session for the overall stock market. The NASDAQ Composite Index (COMP, +0.58%) rose by 0.58% to 13,562.84, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA, +0.40%) experienced a 0.40% increase, reaching 33,739.30.
This decline marked the end of a four-day winning streak for Apple Inc.
As of the end of the trading day, Apple Inc.’s closing price stood at $178.39, which is $19.84 below its 52-week high of $198.23 that was reached on July 19th.
In comparison to some of its competitors on Tuesday, Apple Inc. exhibited a mixed performance. Microsoft Corp. (MSFT, -0.43%) fell by 0.43% to $328.39, Alphabet Inc. Cl C GOOG (GOOG, -0.22%) saw a decrease of 0.22% at $139.20, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A GOOGL (GOOGL, -0.26%) experienced a decline of 0.26% at $138.06.
The trading volume for Apple Inc. was recorded at 43.6 million shares, which is 16.5 million shares lower than its 50-day average volume of 60.1 million shares.
