Zoom Video's stock set to suffer biggest-ever weekly drop
Zoom Video Communications Inc. (ZM) fell 6.6% in afternoon trading Friday, to end a volatile week on a sour note. The selloff puts the stock on track to suffer the biggest weekly loss since it went public in April 2019. The stock started the week by plunging 17.4% on Monday and 9.0% on Tuesday, as hopes for a COVID-19 vaccine (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/biontech-and-pfizer-say-their-covid-19-vaccine-candidate-is-90-effective-2020-11-09) triggered a selloff in companies that benefited from stay-at-home trends (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/zoom-peloton-lead-stay-home-tech-selloff-after-upbeat-pfizer-vaccine-announcement-11604931225) due to the pandemic. The stock then bounced 9.9% on Wednesday and 3.7% on Thursday before falling again on Friday. In all, the stock has dropped 20.0% this week. The next biggest weekly percentage decline was 15.8% for the week ended Dec. 6, 2019. In comparison, the Nasdaq Composite has slipped 0.9% this week while the S&P 500 has gained 1.9%.
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November 13, 2020 14:51 ET (19:51 GMT)
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