Shares of Willis Towers Watson PLC
WLTW,
advanced 1.91% to $232.80 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
falling 0.14% to 4,697.96 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
falling 0.75% to 35,601.98. The stock’s rise snapped a two-day losing streak. Willis Towers Watson PLC closed $39.07 below its 52-week high ($271.87), which the company reached on May 10th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Marsh & McLennan Cos.
MMC,
rose 1.09% to $169.32, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
AJG,
rose 0.37% to $163.41, and Brown & Brown Inc.
BRO,
rose 0.62% to $64.54. Trading volume (1.4 M) remained 214,899 below its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.
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