Alphabet Inc. Cl A stock falls Friday, still outperforms market

Shares of Alphabet Inc. Cl A
GOOGL,
-0.26%
slipped 0.26% to $128.11 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-0.53%
falling 0.53% to 4,478.03 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.43%
falling 0.43% to 35,065.62.

Alphabet Inc. Cl A closed $5.63 short of its 52-week high ($133.74), which the company achieved on July 28th.