GOOGL - resting on long term trendline.

Shares of Alphabet Inc. Cl A GOOGL, -0.63% sank 0.64% to $1,473.30 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.36% rising 0.36% to 3,306.51 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.61% rising 0.62% to 26,828.47. This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses. Alphabet Inc. Cl A closed $113.75 below its 52-week high ($1,587.05), which the company reached on July 21st.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Apple Inc. AAPL, +0.66% rose 0.67% to $438.66, Microsoft Corp. MSFT, -1.50% fell 1.50% to $213.29, and Facebook Inc. Cl A FB, -0.84% fell 0.85% to $249.83. Trading volume (1.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.8 M.