AstraZeneca PLC ADR falls on Thursday, underperforming the market

AstraZeneca PLC ADR AZN,
-1.41%
lost 1.41% to $ 50.19 on Thursday in what turned out to be an excellent stock trading session with the NASDAQ Composite Index COMP,
+ 2.56%
up 2.56% to 13,067.48 and Dow Jones Industrial Media DJIA,
+ 0.69%
increasing by 0.69% to 31,041.13. The fall of the ADR hit a three-day victory. AstraZeneca PLC ADR closed at $ 14.75 in addition to the 52-week high ($ 64.94), which the company reached on July 20.

ADR performed poorly compared to some of its competitors on Thursday, such as AbbVie Inc.
+ 1.07%
rose 1.07% to $ 106.71, Amgen Inc. AMGN,
+ 0.33%
increased 0.33% to $ 234.02, and Gilead Sciences Inc. GILD,
+ 0.92%
increased 0.92% to $ 62.52. Trading volume (13.6 M) overshadowed the 10-day average volume of 10.2 M.

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