The stock lost $1.76 to $31.51. Rite Aid agreed to sell almost 2,000 locations to Walgreens last year after a larger deal fell apart. Rite Aid’s stock, which has shed more than half its value over the past year, rose 6 cents to $2.19. Earlier in Asia, Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 1 per cent, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 inched lower. Stocks were mixed in Southeast Asia, while markets in mainland China were still closed for lunar new year holidays.

Source: National Post February 20, 2018 07:33 UTC