DJ AstraZeneca PLC ADR Rises Wednesday, Outperforms Market
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The AstraZeneca PLC ADR $(AZN)$ advanced 2.86% to $70.94 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 0.19% to 19,692.33 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.71% to 44,873.28.
The ADR's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
AstraZeneca PLC ADR closed 19.09% below its 52-week high of $87.68, which the company reached on August 30th.
The ADR outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Eli Lilly & Co. $(LLY)$ rose 1.95% to $842.18, Biogen Inc. $(BIIB)$ rose 2.13% to $145.53, and Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 0.78% to $154.69.
Trading volume (7.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 5.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 5, 2025.
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February 05, 2025 17:24 ET (22:24 GMT)
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