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Willis Towers Watson PLC stock rises Wednesday, outperforms market


Shares of Willis Towers Watson PLC
WLTW,
+0.51%

inched 0.51% higher to $227.00 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-1.18%

falling 1.18% to 4,513.04 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-1.34%

falling 1.34% to 34,022.04. Willis Towers Watson PLC closed $44.87 short of its 52-week high ($271.87), which the company achieved on May 10th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Marsh & McLennan Cos.
MMC,
-0.17%

fell 0.17% to $163.74, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
AJG,
-0.35%

fell 0.35% to $162.33, and Brown & Brown Inc.
BRO,
-1.12%

fell 1.12% to $63.69. Trading volume (2.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.4 M.


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