The landmark decision in the Microsoft antitrust trial was supposed to remain secret until after financial markets closed, but the federal court quietly posted the documents on its Web site nearly 90 minutes before the closing bell. That discovery by some Internet enthusiasts coincided with a flurry of late-day trading of Microsoft’s stock. Its price, which had been falling most of Friday, ticked up just moments after the court placed on its Web site the decision that handed Microsoft a huge victory. Late-day trading peaked five minutes before markets closed, when $90 million worth of Microsoft shares exchanged hands.
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