(Reuters) - Starbucks Corp on Thursday reported global cafe sales growth that fell just short of Wall Street expectations.
Shares of the world's biggest coffee chain fell 4.9 percent to $57.85 after it said global sales at cafes open at least 13 months were up 6 percent for the second quarter ended March 27.
Analysts had expected an overall same-cafe sales gain of 6.7 percent, according to research firm Consensus Metrix.
(Reporting by Lisa Baertlein in Los Angeles; Editing by Richard Chang)
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