AstraZeneca PLC ADR outperforms market on strong trading day

The AstraZeneca PLC ADR AZN inched 0.38% higher to $73.50 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index COMP falling 0.11% to 12,212.60 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 0.14% to 34,051.70.

AstraZeneca PLC ADR closed $3.06 below its 52-week high ($76.56), which the company achieved on April 25th.