The closing price of the Russell 2000 index on December 31, 2007, was 766.03. This index represents the performance of approximately 2,000 small-cap companies in the U.S. Stock Market. It is widely used as a benchmark for small-cap stock performance.
2000
13,264.82
10500
Close price was 1468.36
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.
The closing price on the Dow on December 31, 2008 was 8,776.39.
The closing stock price for IBM on December 21, 1998 was $84.23
2000
13,264.82
300.00
10500
10,428.05
$8.50.
Close price was 1468.36
The Dow Jones closed at 8,776.39 on December 31, 2008.
You can find historical prices by starting at Yahoo finance: http://finance.yahoo.com/ Enter the symbol, ^RUT for the Russell 2000, in the quote box and click "Get quotes" When the quote appears, click on the "Historical Prices" link at the left of the page. On the historical prices page, enter a range of dates covering the day/period of interest and click "Get Prices" A list of prices on the days of interest is produced along with open, high and low prices. The Russell closed at 499.45 on Dec. 31, 2008.
It closed at $3.98 per share.