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Microsoft shares close lower on Tuesday, Xbox adapter release in the US to be delayed

The release of Microsofts Wireless Adapter for Xbox in the United States has reportedly been delayed until January 31st, while the company did not reveal what the reason behind that decision was. The Xbox Wireless Adapter was scheduled to be made available to the public during the week ended on August 13th.

Microsoft shares closed lower for the third time in the past five trading sessions on Tuesday. The stock went down 0.50% ($0.37) to $73.22, with the intraday high and the intraday low being at $73.55 and $73.04 respectively. In the week ended on August 13th the shares of the tech giant lost 0.25% of their market value compared to a week ago, which marked a third consecutive period of decline. The stock has pared its advance to 0.72% so far during the current month, following a 5.47% surge in July. The latter has been the fourth gain in the past five months and also the steepest one since July 2016. For the entire past year, the shares of the NASDAQ-listed company gained 12.00%.

According to Seeking Alpha, citing a Windows Central report, the wireless adapter may be released in Japan on August 24th and in Australia and New Zealand a month later.

According to CNN Money, the 33 analysts, offering 12-month forecasts regarding Microsoft’s stock price, have a median target of $82.00, with a high estimate of $90.00 and a low estimate of $49.00. The median estimate is an 11.99% surge compared to the closing price of $73.22 on August 15th.

The same media also reported that 24 out of 35 surveyed investment analysts had rated Microsoft’s stock as “Buy”, while 9 – as “Hold”. On the other hand, 1 analyst had recommended selling the stock.

Daily and Weekly Pivot Levels

With the help of the Camarilla calculation method, today’s levels of importance for the Microsoft stock are presented as follows:

R1 – $73.27
R2 – $73.31
R3 (Range Resistance – Sell) – $73.36
R4 (Long Breakout) – $73.50
R5 (Breakout Target 1) – $73.66
R6 (Breakout Target 2) – $73.73

S1 – $73.17
S2 – $73.13
S3 (Range Support – Buy) – $73.08
S4 (Short Breakout) – $72.94
S5 (Breakout Target 1) – $72.78
S6 (Breakout Target 2) – $72.71

By using the traditional method of calculation, the weekly levels of importance for Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) are presented as follows:

Central Pivot Point – $72.30
R1 – $73.33
R2 – $74.15
R3 – $75.18
R4 – $76.20

S1 – $71.48
S2 – $70.45
S3 – $69.63
S4 – $68.80

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