Financial news on April 10, 2012
Business and Financial news
Getting a Better Read on Asian Inflation
Asia's inflation looks tame now, but that is partly because of the way it is measured. Read more..
In the Diamond Business, but Not Wearing Them
Frequent Flier column features Eurostar Diamond Traders consultant Daniel Rose discussing his flying experiences. Read more..
Obama Candidate Sketches Vision for World Bank
Dr Jim Yong Kim sketches his vision for the World Bank, including more receptivity to the views of the poorer countries that the institution finances; also responds to criticism related to his lack of experience in economics and foreign policy and his past critiques of the bank. Read more..
Practicing Prudence in Picking Travel Cards
Joe Sharkey On the Road column advises business travelers to remain prudent when deciding between new crop of credit cards that seem to offer lavish travel perks; notes that because frequent applications can hurt credit scores, it is usually best to maintain only a few such cards. Read more..
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| General Electric | GE | 19,12 | 19,13 | 18,70 | 18,74 | 54.5M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 31,06 | 31,19 | 30,30 | 30,47 | 54.1M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 22,03 | 22,56 | 21,95 | 21,99 | 48.1M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 19,94 | 20,10 | 19,52 | 19,55 | 44.9M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 28,88 | 28,96 | 28,08 | 28,35 | 41.2M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 43,88 | 44,01 | 42,66 | 42,96 | 38.8M |
| Intel | INTC | 27,70 | 27,86 | 27,41 | 27,45 | 36.3M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 30,52 | 30,62 | 29,95 | 30,13 | 34.8M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 33,38 | 33,67 | 32,85 | 32,92 | 34.7M |
| Apple | AAPL | 639,93 | 644,00 | 626,00 | 628,44 | 31.8M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 23,17 | 23,61 | 23,10 | 23,27 | 25.8M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 83,75 | 83,75 | 81,88 | 82,17 | 20M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 61,00 | 61,01 | 59,93 | 60,14 | 16.6M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 37,41 | 37,51 | 36,80 | 36,80 | 15.2M |
| Merck | MRK | 38,71 | 38,89 | 38,45 | 38,45 | 14M |
| Home Depot | HD | 50,32 | 50,86 | 49,36 | 49,36 | 13.2M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 74,95 | 75,25 | 73,44 | 73,69 | 12.8M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 64,81 | 64,86 | 64,16 | 64,20 | 12.8M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 29,18 | 29,22 | 28,54 | 28,65 | 12.4M |
| General Motors | GM | 24,11 | 24,14 | 23,29 | 23,71 | 11.9M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 33,00 | 33,09 | 32,47 | 32,47 | 11.3M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 67,36 | 68,06 | 66,45 | 67,26 | 11M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 41,87 | 42,13 | 40,88 | 40,99 | 10.7M |
| Altria | MO | 31,19 | 31,22 | 30,94 | 30,95 | 10.1M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 60,03 | 60,39 | 59,55 | 59,93 | 9.55M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 66,74 | 66,90 | 66,30 | 66,35 | 9.44M |
| Chevron | CVX | 103,25 | 103,38 | 101,40 | 101,45 | 8.91M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 72,58 | 72,62 | 71,95 | 72,02 | 8.65M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 98,78 | 98,78 | 97,31 | 97,67 | 7.58M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 46,41 | 46,62 | 45,67 | 45,77 | 7.27M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 57,96 | 58,33 | 57,22 | 57,56 | 5.84M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 65,19 | 65,35 | 64,79 | 64,85 | 5.72M |
| Boeing | BA | 72,25 | 72,31 | 70,59 | 70,60 | 5.34M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 79,60 | 79,80 | 78,68 | 78,70 | 5.06M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 79,81 | 80,07 | 78,35 | 78,48 | 5.03M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 633,52 | 634,50 | 624,55 | 626,86 | 4.96M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 192,75 | 193,52 | 186,57 | 186,98 | 4.46M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 105,75 | 106,56 | 104,08 | 104,98 | 4.44M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 204,94 | 205,74 | 202,17 | 202,33 | 4.13M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 66,70 | 66,99 | 65,99 | 66,19 | 3.96M |
| 3M | MMM | 86,19 | 86,40 | 84,44 | 84,58 | 3.65M |
| Visa | V | 119,48 | 119,77 | 116,59 | 116,74 | 2.67M |
Exchange Rates of April 10, 2012
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 80,730 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,012 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1,004 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,996 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 0,918 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,089 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6,312 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,158 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 105,590 JPY | 1 JPY = 0,009 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0,825 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,213 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,275 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,784 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1,314 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,761 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1,201 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,832 EUR |
| Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 8,262 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,121 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0,780 GBP | 1 GBP = 1,281 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,207 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,829 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1,243 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,804 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1,137 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,879 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1,546 AUD | 1 AUD = 0,647 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1,593 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,628 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1,456 CHF | 1 CHF = 0,687 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 10,020 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,100 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 1,029 CAD | 1 CAD = 0,971 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0,942 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,062 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 6,472 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,155 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0,914 CHF | 1 CHF = 1,094 CAD |
| Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6,284 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,159 CAD |
| Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6,876 CNY | 1 CNY = 0,145 CHF |
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