Tech Stocks Endure Massive Friday Selloff, End Week Weakly

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Friday has been a rough and tumble day for tech stocks, as many of the hard hitters experienced significant selloffs on February's first Friday.

Below is a look at the nosediving stock movements of a few big names for Friday.

Apple

Apple Inc. AAPL opened Friday at $96.52, but steadily fell throughout the day. While the chart for the week is reminiscent of a rollercoaster, the stock has not had a strong start to 2016, down 10.6 percent year to date.

On the day, Apple was last seen trading down more than 2 percent at $94.20.

Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation MSFT is likewise experiencing some significant selloff action. Opening Friday at $51.94, Microsoft is down 4.37 percent on the day, trading at $49.74.

For the week, Microsoft has seen a 9.83 percent drop, and for the year to date, it has fallen over 10.4 percent.

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Alphabet

Google parent Alphabet Inc GOOG GOOGL is along for the selloff ride on Friday. GOOGL is down 3.25 percent on the day, last seen trading at $706.02, while GOOG is down 3.07 percent at $686.19 on the day.

The week in review tells a similar story: GOOG is down 7.66 percent on the week, and GOOGL is down 7.21 percent on the week.

Year to date, the stock's shares are down 9.6 percent for GOOG and 9.05 percent for GOOGL.

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Facebook

Facebook Inc FB has experienced its own daily drop, having fallen by more than 5.4 percent on the day, last seen trading at $104.51.

The weekly tale of the tape for Facebook follows a similar downward pattern, as Facebook remained relatively flat the first two days of the week, but has fallen steadily since midday Tuesday, coming in down over 7 percent on the week.

Year to date, Facebook is just down slightly, down 0.49 percent.

LinkedIn

LinkedIn Corp LNKD is the clear loser of the day, having fallen a whopping 43.4 percent on the day and trading significantly off its open.

For the week, LinkedIn is down 45.48 percent, while year to date, the issue is down slightly more than 52 percent.

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