Oracle Corp. Stock Falls 5.5%, Underperforms Peers
Dow Jones2026/10/08 20:34This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights. Shares of Oracle Corp. slid 5.5% to $135.69 on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.1% to 51,231.64 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.5% to 7,765.36. This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses. Oracle Corp. closed 57.9% short of its 52-week high of $322.54, which the company reached on October 16th. The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Microsoft Corp. fell 1.3% to $522.61, Alphabet Inc. Cl C fell 0.7% to $344.86, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A fell 0.63% to $348.29. Trading volume totaled 41.3 million, compared to the 50-day average of 29.5 million. Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet (END) Dow Jones Newswires October 08, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)
This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Shares of Oracle Corp. slid 5.5% to $135.69 on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.1% to 51,231.64 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.5% to 7,765.36.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Oracle Corp. closed 57.9% short of its 52-week high of $322.54, which the company reached on October 16th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Microsoft Corp. fell 1.3% to $522.61, Alphabet Inc. Cl C fell 0.7% to $344.86, and Alphabet Inc. Cl A fell 0.63% to $348.29.
Trading volume totaled 41.3 million, compared to the 50-day average of 29.5 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 08, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)
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