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The AstraZeneca PLC ADR AZN dropped 0.63% to $52.24 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index COMP rising 1.97% to 13,457.25 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 0.83% to 31,188.38. The ADR's fall snapped a four-day winning streak. AstraZeneca PLC ADR closed $12.70 short of its 52-week high ($64.94), which the company achieved on July 20th.
The ADR underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as AbbVie Inc. ABBV rose 0.39% to $112.62, Amgen Inc. AMGN rose 1.65% to $252.36, and Gilead Sciences Inc. GILD rose 1.37% to $67.99. Trading volume (13.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 11.0 M.
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