AstraZeneca shares fall 1.90% premarket due to Trump's pressure on pharma CEOs to cut US drug prices.
ByAinvest
Friday, Aug 1, 2025 4:56 am ET1min read
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AstraZeneca Plc fell 1.90% in premarket trading. The decline is attributed to renewed trade tensions and political pressure on pharmaceutical pricing. President Donald Trump's call for drugmakers to cut prices in the US sent AstraZeneca shares tumbling. Additionally, the Stockholm Stock Exchange took a hit, with the OMXS30 index down 1.22% and the broader OMXSPI index down 1.06%.

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