Published on 20 Jul 2021 on Market Watch
Shares of Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. advanced 1.70% to $182.50 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.52% to 4,323.06 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.62% to 34,511.99. The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak. Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed $4.95 below its 52-week high ($187.45), which the company achieved on July 14th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Gilead Sciences Inc. rose 1.36% to $69.16, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. fell 1.35% to $196.55, and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. rose 0.34% to $587.24. Trading volume (80.9 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.7 M.