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Microsoft stock drops more than 2% to start 2026 as investors trim megacap tech exposure (MSFT)

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NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 16:08 ET — After-hours Microsoft (MSFT.O) shares fell about 2.4% on Friday to $472.24, after trading as high as $487.15 and as low as $470.19. Volume was about 19.6 million shares in a holiday-thinned session. The drop put Microsoft on the back foot on the first trading day of 2026, a period when portfolio managers often rebalance holdings and lock in gains after year-end. After-hours trading is the session after the 4 p.m…
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ts2.tech broke the news in on Friday, January 2, 2026.
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