Financial news on March 2nd, 2009
Business and Financial news
Southeast Asian Nations Talk of Economic Union
The group would be modeled on the European Union but analysts say some governments may not make the kinds of sovereignty concessions needed. Read more..
UBS Is Said to Raise Pay After Cuts in Bonuses
Salaries for some senior bankers were said to rise to $429,000 from $172,000, still less than before the cuts. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| General Electric | GE | 8.28 | 8.30 | 7.51 | 7.60 | 296M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 10.96 | 11.43 | 10.27 | 10.84 | 163M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 12.08 | 12.17 | 11.62 | 11.66 | 106M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 21.70 | 22.43 | 21.07 | 21.16 | 95M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 16.04 | 16.25 | 15.72 | 15.79 | 80.6M |
| Intel | INTC | 12.54 | 13.02 | 12.31 | 12.31 | 64.5M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 14.33 | 14.78 | 14.27 | 14.32 | 59.9M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 66.90 | 67.43 | 64.84 | 64.91 | 54.8M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 15.21 | 15.69 | 15.14 | 15.20 | 47.3M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 22.80 | 23.83 | 21.44 | 23.04 | 43.5M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 46.69 | 47.40 | 45.39 | 47.04 | 33.7M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 28.05 | 28.35 | 27.39 | 27.52 | 33M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 19.19 | 19.25 | 17.00 | 17.48 | 30.8M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 12.81 | 12.87 | 12.32 | 12.59 | 28.6M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 28.75 | 29.06 | 27.90 | 28.07 | 28M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 49.00 | 49.43 | 47.84 | 47.92 | 27.9M |
| Apple | AAPL | 89.31 | 91.20 | 87.67 | 87.94 | 27.5M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 36.56 | 36.85 | 35.05 | 35.13 | 25.7M |
| Home Depot | HD | 20.35 | 20.95 | 19.84 | 19.92 | 25.5M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 48.72 | 49.49 | 47.96 | 48.04 | 25.4M |
| Altria | MO | 15.24 | 15.41 | 15.00 | 15.07 | 21.9M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 18.08 | 18.40 | 17.72 | 17.74 | 20.1M |
| Chevron | CVX | 59.37 | 60.19 | 57.60 | 57.62 | 19.3M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 47.36 | 47.93 | 46.80 | 46.87 | 19M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 37.09 | 37.55 | 35.52 | 35.84 | 17.4M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 16.48 | 16.55 | 15.90 | 16.05 | 17.1M |
| Merck | MRK | 23.76 | 24.32 | 23.42 | 23.44 | 16.6M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 40.29 | 40.72 | 39.62 | 39.69 | 15.6M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 44.02 | 44.91 | 43.65 | 44.27 | 15.5M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 91.17 | 91.90 | 88.75 | 89.05 | 15.2M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 48.30 | 48.74 | 47.65 | 47.88 | 14.2M |
| Boeing | BA | 30.96 | 31.00 | 29.32 | 29.51 | 14M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 40.02 | 40.33 | 39.08 | 39.17 | 13.3M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 51.80 | 52.63 | 51.28 | 51.85 | 13.2M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 333.33 | 340.70 | 326.00 | 327.16 | 11.6M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 63.94 | 65.52 | 61.51 | 61.99 | 10.5M |
| Visa | V | 55.93 | 56.97 | 53.87 | 54.16 | 9.76M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 47.31 | 47.94 | 46.76 | 46.85 | 8.64M |
| 3M | MMM | 44.55 | 45.18 | 42.75 | 42.84 | 8.12M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 36.83 | 36.90 | 35.45 | 35.81 | 7.18M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 2385.00 | 2484.00 | 2351.00 | 2444.00 | 93.9K |
Exchange Rates of March 2nd, 2009
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 97.410 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.010 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.293 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.774 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.175 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.851 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.845 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.146 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 122.540 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.008 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.895 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.118 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.995 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.501 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.626 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.615 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.479 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.676 EUR |
| Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 8.610 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.116 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.730 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.370 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.628 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.614 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.326 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.754 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.206 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.829 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.230 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.449 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.816 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.551 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.652 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.605 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 9.609 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.104 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.814 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.228 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.740 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.352 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 4.316 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.232 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0.908 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.101 CAD |
| Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 5.299 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.189 CAD |
| Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 5.821 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.172 CHF |
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