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Shares of Meta Platforms Inc. slid 8.0% to $547.54 on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 2.4% to 21,408.08 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.0% to 45,960.11.
Meta Platforms Inc. closed 31.2% below its 52-week high of $796.25, which the company reached on August 15th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Apple Inc. rose 0.1% to $252.89, Microsoft Corp. fell 1.4% to $365.97, and Alphabet Inc. Cl C fell 3.06% to $280.74.
Trading volume totaled 35.4 million, compared to the 50-day average of 15.3 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 26, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)
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