Shares of Willis Towers Watson PLC
WLTW,
inched 0.23% higher to $236.55 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
falling 0.77% to 4,458.58 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
falling 0.78% to 34,607.72. This was the stock’s second consecutive day of gains. Willis Towers Watson PLC closed $35.32 short of its 52-week high ($271.87), which the company achieved on May 10th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Marsh & McLennan Cos.
MMC,
rose 0.12% to $160.48, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
AJG,
fell 0.90% to $144.08, and Brown & Brown Inc.
BRO,
fell 1.13% to $57.77. Trading volume (2.0 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.9 M.
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