Back to square one? Block (ASX:SQ2) share price gives back half of yesterday's gains

What is weighing on Block's stock today?

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Key points

  • The Block share price is tumbling today, falling 2.6% despite no news being released by the company
  • Its plunge sees it handing back nearly half of the 7.5% gain it racked up on Wednesday
  • However, it's not alone in the red. Much of the ASX 200 technology sector is also suffering today

It's been a rollercoaster week so far for the Block Inc CDI (ASX: SQ2) – formerly named Square – share price, and today is no different.

After gaining around 9.2% on Monday, the payment services provider's stock tumbled 5.1% on Tuesday.

It turned its slip around on Wednesday to gain another 7.49%. Unfortunately, it's handing back much of that today.

At the time of writing, the Block share price is $183.19, 2.61% lower than its previous close.

However, at its intraday low of $179.29, the Block share price was recording a 4.68% drop.

So, what's weighing the company's stock down today? Let's take a look.

Why is the Block share price in the red on Thursday?

Block's stock is suffering alongside many of its S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) peers.

The S&P/ASX Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ) is the worst-performing ASX 200 sector today, having slipped 1.03%. Meanwhile, the S&P/ASX All Technology Index (ASX: XTX) is down 0.96%.

And while the sector struggles, Block is proving to be one of its biggest weights.

Its dip is only surpassed by the share prices of Life360 Inc (ASX: 360) and Megaport Ltd (ASX: MP1). They've fallen 2.74% and 2.61% at the time of writing.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, the EML Payments Ltd (ASX: EML) share price is the sector's best performer, having gained 3.07%. Meanwhile, that of TechnologyOne Ltd (ASX: TNE) is up 0.48%.

Computershare Limited (ASX: CPU) stock is also in the green, having gained 0.08%.

And for comparison's sake, given Block is the owner of former market-darling Afterpay, the Zip Co Ltd (ASX: Z1P) share price is suffering today.

It has fallen 6.08% at the time of writing despite no news released by the buy now, pay later company.

The Block share price's slide comes after its New York listing tumbled 4.5% overnight.

The NASDAQ Index also suffered in yesterday's session, slipping 1.32%.

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