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Alphabet Shares Drop 12.8% to $283.82, Biggest One‑Day Decline in a Year

Alphabet (GOOGL) fell 12.8% to $283.82, its steepest one‑day slide in 12 months, leaving the company with a roughly $4 trillion market value as 138.5 million shares changed hands.

By Tradexus News DeskOct 30, 2026 · 09:34 UTC 2 min read

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Alphabet shares fell 12.8% to $283.82, the steepest one‑day decline in the past year.
The drop lowered Alphabet’s market value to roughly $4 trillion as 138.5 million shares changed hands.
Broad market indices also slipped, with SPY down 0.4% and QQQ down 1.4%.

Why it matters: It highlights a significant move in a mega‑cap tech stock and its impact on overall market sentiment toward the sector.

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Alphabet Shares Drop 12.8% to $283.82, Biggest One‑Day Decline in a Year

Alphabet (Google) (GOOGL) declined 12.8% to $283.82, down from the prior close of $325.61, according to Tradexus Data. The drop marks the stock’s largest single‑day loss in the past year.

The sell‑off reduced Alphabet’s market capitalization to approximately $4 trillion, with 138.5 million shares trading on the day.

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5d −12.24%MCap $3.97TVol 138.46M

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Broad market indices also moved lower, as the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) fell 0.4% and the Invesco QQQ (Nasdaq‑100 ETF) slipped 1.4%.

Investors may watch subsequent trading volume and any further price movement in Alphabet relative to the broader indices for clues on market sentiment toward the tech sector.

This alert was written automatically by the Tradexus News Desk from live market data, with the help of AI.

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