Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. stock rises Wednesday, still underperforms market

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Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.
WBA,
+0.87%
inched 0.87% higher to $37.18 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+1.05%
rising 1.05% to 4,119.21 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+0.02%
rising 0.02% to 34,092.96. This was the stock’s second consecutive day of gains. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. closed $13.79 below its 52-week high ($50.97), which the company reached on February 3rd.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Amazon.com Inc.
AMZN,
+1.96%
rose 1.96% to $105.15, CVS Health Corp.
CVS,
-0.83%
fell 0.83% to $87.49, and McKesson Corp.
MCK,
-2.03%
fell 2.03% to $370.98. Trading volume (8.0 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 6.1 M.


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