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# Willis Towers Watson PLC Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Willis Towers Watson PLC (WTW) rallied 1.70% to $341.15 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.87% to 7,641.16 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.32% to 52,759.21.

This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.

Willis Towers Watson PLC closed 3.30% short of its 52-week high of $352.79, which the company achieved on October 7th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Accenture PLC Cl A (ACN) fell 0.99% to $181.35, Marsh (MRSH) rose 0.53% to $190.21, and Aon PLC (AON) rose 1.00% to $351.93.

Trading volume (446,550) remained 174,866 below its 50-day average volume of 621,416.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 20, 2026.

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