New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- Microsoft shares showed resilience on Wall Street, recovering from an early pre-market decline to end marginally higher on Friday, even as the technology giant grappled with one of the longest global service disruptions in its history. The outage, which affected workplace communications across more than 70 countries for over 24 hours, initially triggered investor concerns but failed to sustain pressure on the stock.

Microsoft shares had fallen around 2.5% to 3% in pre-market trading as the disruption entered its second day and uncertainty grew over when services would return to normal. However, the stock recovered during the session and closed nearly flat, up 0.17% at $523.88. The shares have gained roughly 8% so fa...