Financial news on June 5th, 2009
Business and Financial news
Apple Races to Keep Ahead of Rivals
At next week’s Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple’s support among fans and developers will be tested. Read more..
Chief Executive of Versace Is Expected to Resign Friday
Declining sales and clashes with Donatella Versace, sister of the late Gianni Versace and the creative director of the company, are believed to be the reasons. Read more..
Despite Devaluation Fear, Latvia Stands by Currency
Investors were expecting a devaluation a day after the country was unable to sell short-term debt. Read more..
G.M. in Deal to Sell Saturn to Penske
A big auto dealer, Roger Penske, is set to acquire the Saturn brand and access to its dealership network. Read more..
Stocks Advance on Hopes for Economic Rebound
Financial and energy shares pulled the market higher as investors sidestepped safety bets in areas like health care or consumer necessities. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 19,94 | 20,02 | 19,52 | 19,87 | 86M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 25,47 | 25,69 | 24,69 | 24,72 | 79.1M |
| General Electric | GE | 13,96 | 13,98 | 13,51 | 13,54 | 75.7M |
| Intel | INTC | 16,30 | 16,45 | 15,79 | 15,92 | 62.8M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 35,72 | 35,76 | 34,50 | 34,55 | 61.6M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 21,96 | 22,31 | 21,81 | 22,14 | 59.6M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 14,79 | 14,83 | 14,34 | 14,51 | 49.2M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 20,82 | 20,90 | 20,51 | 20,71 | 26.7M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 73,25 | 73,50 | 72,03 | 72,97 | 26.5M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 36,46 | 37,50 | 36,45 | 37,35 | 26M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 24,60 | 24,75 | 24,44 | 24,56 | 25.8M |
| Merck | MRK | 26,73 | 26,90 | 25,62 | 26,07 | 25.4M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 51,12 | 51,75 | 50,21 | 51,07 | 25.3M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 46,35 | 46,63 | 44,72 | 45,00 | 24.4M |
| Apple | AAPL | 145,31 | 146,40 | 143,21 | 144,67 | 22.6M |
| Visa | V | 70,01 | 70,84 | 68,80 | 69,28 | 18.6M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 14,60 | 14,64 | 13,93 | 14,11 | 17.6M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 44,91 | 45,26 | 44,35 | 44,98 | 14.8M |
| Home Depot | HD | 24,78 | 24,89 | 23,97 | 24,17 | 14.7M |
| Boeing | BA | 52,16 | 53,26 | 52,16 | 52,65 | 13.7M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 29,81 | 29,81 | 29,14 | 29,25 | 13.6M |
| Altria | MO | 17,06 | 17,15 | 16,93 | 17,03 | 13M |
| Chevron | CVX | 69,94 | 70,59 | 68,88 | 69,37 | 11.2M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 25,48 | 25,55 | 24,85 | 24,95 | 11M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 53,56 | 53,95 | 52,92 | 53,18 | 10.6M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 55,37 | 55,49 | 54,50 | 54,88 | 10.4M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 60,40 | 60,49 | 59,35 | 59,87 | 10.3M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 55,81 | 56,20 | 55,14 | 55,93 | 10.2M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 20,18 | 20,25 | 19,76 | 19,93 | 10M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 49,91 | 49,94 | 49,23 | 49,44 | 9.92M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 59,00 | 59,28 | 56,64 | 57,27 | 8.59M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 27,63 | 27,75 | 26,31 | 27,10 | 8.52M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 55,89 | 56,99 | 55,86 | 56,39 | 8.45M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 86,29 | 87,95 | 85,30 | 87,56 | 8.26M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 107,33 | 108,40 | 106,75 | 107,24 | 7.66M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 445,07 | 447,34 | 439,46 | 444,32 | 7.35M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 45,09 | 45,40 | 44,29 | 44,58 | 6.65M |
| 3M | MMM | 60,60 | 61,29 | 60,04 | 60,94 | 6.64M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 51,50 | 51,72 | 50,15 | 50,89 | 5.38M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 54,55 | 54,82 | 53,03 | 53,80 | 4.17M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 2944,00 | 2960,00 | 2911,00 | 2920,00 | 23.2K |
Exchange Rates of June 5th, 2009
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 98,630 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,010 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1,119 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,894 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1,085 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,921 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6,834 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,146 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 137,880 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,007 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0,874 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,144 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,762 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,567 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,563 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,640 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1,516 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,660 EUR |
| Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 9,545 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,105 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0,634 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,577 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,277 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,783 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,134 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,882 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1,100 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,909 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2,016 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,496 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1,788 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,559 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1,734 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,577 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 10,905 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,092 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0,886 CAD | 1 CAD = 1,129 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0,860 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,163 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 5,421 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,184 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0,973 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,028 CAD |
| Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6,106 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,164 CAD |
| Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6,295 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,159 CHF |
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