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There is no closing price available for Lucent on April 21, 1987 as the company was not founded until 1996. In 2006 it merged with Alcatel to form Alcatel-Lucent.
The closing stock price of ORA on April 1st 2013 was 20.25 which was down from the opening price of 20.63. The current price as of close of business on the 23rd April is 20.39.
To find the closing price of Medco stock on April 12, 2005, you can check financial news websites, stock market databases, or historical stock price platforms such as Yahoo Finance or Google Finance. Additionally, you could look up the stock’s historical data section on the website of the exchange it was listed on. If needed, you can also consult financial publications or databases at libraries that archive historical market data.
Because the LILCO Long Island Lighting Company is now defunct, there is no accurate measure of the closing price on April 21, 1987. However at the merger in 1997 shares closed at $32.
The closing prices of stocks are useful to investors in a number of different ways. It represents an up to date valuation of a security until trading commences again on the next trading day.
One can view the Walmart (WMT) stocks on a number of websites. Market Watch details the price, estimates and news, as does Yahoo! Finance and Nasdaq. Apps can be downloaded for phones to check stocks while on the go.
If you own the stock, it is good to have a high closing price. If you are short the stock or trying to buy the stock, then a low closing price.
If a bond closed at 93 and decreased by 1 from yesterday's closing price, you can find yesterday's closing price by adding the decrease back to today's closing price. Therefore, yesterday's closing price was 93 + 1, which equals 94.
On January 3 2000, yahoo's stock closed at an all time high of $118.75 per share. Many years later, in 2012, Yahoo laid off 14% of their workers and struggled due to the economy. Their stocks hit an all time low of $8.11.
If someone is looking for the price of Aviva shares they can go directly to Aviva's website to get the most current share information. Another popular site to check on stocks and shares is Yahoo Finance.
To take profits from stocks, you can sell the stocks you own at a higher price than what you paid for them. This difference between the selling price and the purchase price is your profit.