Nasdaq Down Over 200 Points; Microsoft Shares Fall After Q1 Results

U.S. stocks traded lower this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite falling more than 1% on Thursday.

The Dow traded down 0.40% to 41,972.69 while the NASDAQ fell 1.24% to 18,377.20. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.76% to 5,769.76.

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Leading and Lagging SectorsEnergy shares rose by 1% on Thursday.

In trading on Thursday, information technology shares fell by 2.1%.

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Shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) fell around 5% on Thursday after the company reported first-quarter financial results.

The company reported first-quarter revenue of $65.60 billion, up 16% year-over-year. The total beat a Street consensus estimate of $64.51 billion according to data from Benzinga Pro.

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