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Shares of AstraZeneca PLC rose 1.65% to GBP119.58 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index rising 0.42% to 10,541.69.

AstraZeneca PLC closed 23.99% below its 52-week high of GBP157.32, which the company achieved on February 18th.

Trading volume totaled 1.9 million, compared to the 50-day average of 3.6 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet