Microsoft Share Price (NASDAQ: MSFT)

It is very easy for Indian residents to invest directly in Microsoft from India. Indian investors can open a free US stocks account on the INDmoney app. You can find live prices of the Microsoft stock in both Indian Rupees (INR) and US Dollars (USD). Search for Microsoft or MSFT on the INDmoney app and click on Buy or SIP. You can invest by choosing quantities of shares of Microsoft or rupee/ dollar value or set up a fixed SIP amount to be invested every month or week.

For example: You can easily buy Rs.100 worth of Microsoft shares which would translate to 0.002 fractional shares of Microsoft as of today. Learn more about fractional investing.

Microsoft's share price today stands at $522.16, Open. $522.43 ; Previous Close. $520.84 ; High. $524.03 ; Low. $519.45 ; 52 Week High. $555.45 ; 52 Week Low: $344.79

The stock opens at $522.43, after a previous close of $520.84. The stock reached a daily high of $524.03 and a low of $519.45, with a 52-week high of $555.45 and a 52-week low of $344.79.

An investor investing in US stocks from India not only benefits from stock or capital returns but also gets the benefit of dollar appreciation versus rupees.

If an Indian resident would have invested in Microsoft from India, 5 years ago then the total returns (including dollar appreciation) from Microsoft stocks would be 1783%. The annualised return would be 33%. 

To understand this in simple terms, capital appreciation in the last 5 years from Microsoft stocks would be 1494%. 

On top of this, the investors will enjoy the gains from appreciation in dollar value versus rupees which would be 18.08%. The calculation is for the last 5 years.

Hence, investing in US stocks from the US will only give an investor capital gains, but an Indian investor will enjoy additional gains from dollar appreciation.

Microsoft has paid a total of $12.8 in dividends per share in the last 5 years which translates into ₹1,028. So if you had 10 Microsoft shares you would have received ₹10,280 in dividends in India from your Microsoft stocks.

Microsoft stock has given 149.52% returns in the last 5 years, whereas Google has given 167.3%. $100 invested in Microsoft stock 5 years ago would have become $249.52and $100 invested in Google would have become $267.3.

5 years returns of Microsoft → 149.52% 

5 years returns of Google → 167.3% 

$100 invested in Microsoft stock vs Google 5 years ago:

Microsoft is a popular stock amongst top global institutional investors. Top 3 institutional investors include: Vanguard Group ($304 billion), Blackrock ($253 billion) and State Street Corporation ($130 billion), FMR LLC ($95 billion). Geode Capital Management, JP Morgan Chase & Co, Price T Rowe Associates, Morgan Stanley also own stake worth up to $74 billion.

Microsoft is one of the most well-known brands by Indians as its products are used across the country in homes, schools and offices. In India, over 98% of desktop computers run on Microsoft Windows. Its professional networking platform LinkedIn, has more than 16 crore users in the country. 

On the business side, Microsoft Azure cloud service holds over 20% of India's cloud market and is used by 10 of the 12 largest banks of the country. Microsoft even controls 94% of the gaming console market with Xbox. 

The tech giant has a solid base in India with more than 20,000 employees and the company's largest development center outside the US, located in Hyderabad. What makes it more intriguing more Indian investors is that for future growth, Microsoft holds a 49% stake in ChatGPT parent OpenAI which has placed it at the center of the ongoing AI boom. 

All this makes Microsoft a key interest for investors looking to invest in US stocks from India.