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Shares of Gen Digital Inc. slipped 6.4% to $27.29 on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index remaining mostly unchanged at 7,764.64 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.4% to 51,863.69.

Gen Digital Inc. closed 13.8% below its 52-week high of $31.65, which the company achieved on September 3rd.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Microsoft Corp. fell 0.7% to $498.00, Fortinet Inc. fell 0.6% to $174.26, and Equifax Inc. rose 0.73% to $159.78.

Trading volume totaled 12.6 million, compared to the 50-day average of 5.4 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet