DJ AstraZeneca PLC ADR Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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The AstraZeneca PLC ADR $(AZN)$ advanced 1.41% to $71.24 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 0.25% to 19,681.75 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.38% to 44,882.13.
This was the ADR's second consecutive day of gains.
AstraZeneca PLC ADR closed 18.75% short of its 52-week high of $87.68, which the company reached on August 30th.
The ADR demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Eli Lilly & Co. $(LLY)$ rose 2.38% to $823.23, Biogen Inc. $(BIIB)$ rose 1.26% to $146.23, and Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 1.14% to $152.87.
Trading volume (4.7 M) remained 784,214 below its 50-day average volume of 5.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 30, 2025.
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January 30, 2025 17:23 ET (22:23 GMT)
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