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Shares of Meta Platforms Inc. slid 5.4% to $567.58 on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 1.3% to 26,021.66 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.0% to 51,492.55.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Meta Platforms Inc. closed 28.7% short of 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. fell 1.1% to $295.95, Microsoft Corp. fell 3.8% to $378.91, and Alphabet Inc. Cl C fell 2.43% to $362.10.
Trading volume totaled 19.8 million, compared to the 50-day average of 16.6 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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June 17, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)
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