Financial news on June 8th, 2012
Business and Financial news
Expatriates Find an Affordable Welcome in Ecuador
Renovations of colonial buildings and newly constructed units lure retirees and adventurers. Read more..
In Vietnam, a Traditional Home Design Goes Green
A facade of cement slabs lined with plants allows breezes to cool the house's interior. Read more..
New Buyers for Venerable London Power Station
Malaysian property investment firms SP Setia and Sime Darby will buy London's Battersea Power Station out of bankruptcy for $618 million, and plan to turn it into apartment buildings. Read more..
Spanish Bond Auction Succeeds, but Ratings Are Cut
The Spanish treasury auctioned 2.1 billion euros of bonds, slightly more than planned, but Fitch Ratings slashed its estimation of Spain’s creditworthiness anyway. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| General Electric | GE | 18.98 | 19.25 | 18.90 | 19.20 | 108M |
| Merck | MRK | 38.48 | 38.55 | 38.25 | 38.46 | 50.9M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 29.21 | 29.68 | 29.05 | 29.65 | 42.6M |
| Altria | MO | 32.73 | 33.01 | 32.65 | 32.91 | 40.4M |
| FB | 26.55 | 27.76 | 26.44 | 27.10 | 38M | |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 32.77 | 33.68 | 32.55 | 33.68 | 34.2M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 31.20 | 31.43 | 30.76 | 31.43 | 33.9M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 16.56 | 16.78 | 16.49 | 16.73 | 29.8M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 34.13 | 34.66 | 34.11 | 34.55 | 28M |
| Intel | INTC | 25.88 | 26.48 | 25.85 | 26.41 | 26.8M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 27.04 | 27.27 | 26.80 | 27.16 | 22.3M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 21.95 | 22.18 | 21.80 | 22.14 | 21.1M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 80.08 | 80.92 | 79.46 | 80.84 | 18.2M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 66.19 | 68.23 | 66.08 | 68.22 | 18M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 29.83 | 30.33 | 29.82 | 30.27 | 15.2M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 41.69 | 42.44 | 41.60 | 42.44 | 13.5M |
| Home Depot | HD | 51.21 | 52.36 | 51.05 | 52.35 | 13.3M |
| Apple | AAPL | 571.60 | 580.58 | 569.00 | 580.32 | 12.4M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 86.40 | 88.27 | 85.92 | 87.75 | 12.1M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 61.13 | 61.90 | 61.06 | 61.88 | 11.9M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 22.12 | 22.35 | 21.94 | 22.31 | 11.4M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 62.54 | 63.04 | 62.33 | 62.98 | 11.2M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 45.70 | 46.25 | 45.59 | 46.24 | 10.7M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 53.77 | 54.28 | 53.57 | 53.97 | 8.63M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 63.04 | 63.19 | 62.57 | 62.75 | 7.7M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 34.16 | 34.38 | 34.09 | 34.37 | 7.56M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 63.95 | 64.70 | 62.84 | 64.54 | 6.76M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 56.84 | 58.39 | 56.84 | 58.00 | 6.41M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 74.16 | 75.37 | 74.15 | 75.24 | 5.8M |
| Chevron | CVX | 99.89 | 101.00 | 99.69 | 100.84 | 5.77M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 68.63 | 69.59 | 68.57 | 68.87 | 4.56M |
| General Motors | GM | 21.85 | 22.09 | 21.50 | 22.05 | 4.26M |
| Boeing | BA | 69.66 | 69.97 | 69.27 | 69.94 | 3.93M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 67.75 | 68.41 | 67.60 | 68.31 | 3.85M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 48.90 | 49.82 | 48.82 | 49.64 | 3.76M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 80.56 | 81.36 | 80.28 | 81.36 | 3.2M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 75.16 | 75.74 | 74.90 | 75.50 | 2.96M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 218.61 | 219.42 | 216.66 | 218.48 | 2.88M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 575.85 | 581.00 | 574.58 | 580.45 | 2.82M |
| Visa | V | 116.39 | 116.60 | 115.45 | 116.58 | 2.59M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 193.71 | 195.14 | 192.70 | 195.14 | 2.48M |
| 3M | MMM | 85.18 | 86.09 | 84.99 | 86.00 | 2.15M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 109.73 | 110.76 | 108.62 | 110.64 | 2M |
Exchange Rates of June 8th, 2012
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 79.470 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.013 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.027 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.974 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 0.959 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.042 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.371 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.157 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 99.400 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.010 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.810 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.235 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.263 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.792 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.284 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.779 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.200 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.833 EUR |
| Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 7.909 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.126 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.813 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.230 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.268 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.788 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.291 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.774 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.207 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.828 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.560 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.641 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.587 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.630 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.483 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.674 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 9.781 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.102 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 1.016 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.984 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.950 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.053 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 6.273 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.159 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0.934 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.071 CAD |
| Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6.155 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.162 CAD |
| Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6.585 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.152 CHF |
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