India, Aug. 17 -- Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) fell sharply on August 17, 2026, as investors locked in profits after its powerful post-earnings rally and reassessed the cost of the company's artificial-intelligence expansion. The stock closed at $479.15, down $16.25 or 3.28%, while concerns about AI capital expenditure, margins and valuation outweighed strong Azure growth.

Microsoft Stock Price Today

Microsoft opened at $490.14 and reached an intraday high of $492.66 before sliding to a low of $479.07 while trading volume was approximately 13.02 million shares, below the 10-day average of 33.84 million. The decline followed a recent surge. MSFT remained up 21.82% over one month and 13.70% over three months, but was down 5.20% over five sess...