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Shares of McDonald's Corp. shed 4.8% to $238.32 on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.8% to 7,706.03 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.7% to 51,511.59.
McDonald's Corp. closed 30.3% below its 52-week high of $341.75, which the company reached on March 2nd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Starbucks Corp. fell 1.0% to $94.14, Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. rose 0.2% to $32.71, and Yum! Brands Inc. rose 0.66% to $140.63.
Trading volume totaled 16.5 million, compared to the 50-day average of 4.7 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet