Microsoft stock heads into the open after a 1.5% Nasdaq gain
Published on 09/18/2026 at 08:18 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Microsoft stock closed at USD 497.75 on the Nasdaq on September 17, 2026, up 1.5% from the prior close of USD 490.30 in a strong technology-led session. The shares traded between an intraday low near USD 490 and a high of USD 501.47, leaving the close toward the upper end of the day’s range and broadly in line with a wider rebound in large-cap tech and US equity benchmarks.
September 17, 2026 in numbers
Microsoft Corporation (ISIN US5949181045, Nasdaq: MSFT) shares last closed at USD 497.75 on the Nasdaq on September 17, 2026, after rising from a prior closing level of USD 490.30 on September 16, 2026, which marked a 1.5% gain for the latest session per Nasdaq trading data. The stock reached an intraday high of USD 501.47 and was last traded at USD 497.75, with the earlier close at USD 490.30 anchoring the day’s advance and positioning the shares near the upper end of the recent trading band highlighted by a prior intraday low of USD 487.23 on September 16, 2026.
As Asiae reported on September 17, 2026, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indices each advanced by more than 1% in that session, driven by gains in major technology names including Microsoft, which added about 1.58% alongside notable moves in peers. This left Microsoft’s performance roughly in line with the broader technology complex and the main US benchmarks for the day, with the shares maintaining a position that still implied double-digit percentage upside to consensus analyst targets around the mid-500s USD area cited in recent valuation commentary.
Events around today
According to the company events calendar compiled by MarketScreener, Microsoft scheduled an annual general meeting and a shareholder and analyst presentation for September 17, 2026, indicating that investor communication around strategy and performance was concentrated in the latest session rather than today. Broader market focus for today remains on how large-cap technology shares like Microsoft trade into the new session after the prior day’s index gains, with attention on whether the sector can extend the positive momentum that saw both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indices post more than 1% advances in the previous trading day.
