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Shares of Netflix Inc. slid 5.3% to $78.25 on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.4% to 7,718.60 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.5% to 53,414.25.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.

Netflix Inc. closed 38.2% short of its 52-week high of $126.71, which the company achieved on September 5th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Apple Inc. fell 2.5% to $319.97, Walt Disney Co. fell 1.7% to $105.31, and Comcast Corp. Cl A fell 0.60% to $26.49.

Trading volume totaled 39.5 million, compared to the 50-day average of 39.4 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet