Live Nation Entertainment Inc. stock falls Wednesday, still outperforms market

Shares of Live Nation Entertainment Inc.
LYV,
-0.47%
slid 0.47% to $100.61 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-0.51%
falling 0.51% to 4,551.68 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.74%
falling 0.74% to 35,490.69. Live Nation Entertainment Inc. closed $2.24 below its 52-week high ($102.85), which the company achieved on October 15th.

Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as eBay Inc.
EBAY,
-1.07%
fell 1.07% to $77.66 and World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. Cl A
WWE,
-1.19%
fell 1.19% to $59.86. Trading volume (2.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.8 M.