Financial news on August 18th, 2006
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 25.05 | 25.80 | 24.98 | 25.79 | 128M |
| Intel | INTC | 18.40 | 18.53 | 18.33 | 18.40 | 61.9M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 20.82 | 20.90 | 20.47 | 20.86 | 35.1M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 15.76 | 15.81 | 15.40 | 15.71 | 33.1M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 35.27 | 35.68 | 35.09 | 35.52 | 27.1M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 26.99 | 27.08 | 26.66 | 27.05 | 26.5M |
| Merck | MRK | 38.60 | 39.82 | 38.35 | 39.52 | 21.8M |
| Altria | MO | 83.50 | 84.45 | 82.90 | 83.97 | 21.8M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 68.40 | 69.10 | 67.72 | 69.10 | 19.6M |
| Apple | AAPL | 67.71 | 68.40 | 67.26 | 67.91 | 19.2M |
| General Electric | GE | 33.98 | 34.00 | 33.71 | 34.00 | 17.1M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 21.49 | 21.75 | 21.24 | 21.64 | 14.2M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 30.45 | 30.88 | 30.28 | 30.51 | 14.1M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 34.33 | 34.51 | 34.16 | 34.42 | 11.3M |
| Home Depot | HD | 34.76 | 34.92 | 34.33 | 34.77 | 10.5M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 49.13 | 49.18 | 48.64 | 49.00 | 10.5M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 386.31 | 387.09 | 380.75 | 383.36 | 9.89M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 34.47 | 34.63 | 34.25 | 34.56 | 9.31M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 45.68 | 45.71 | 45.27 | 45.71 | 9.21M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 44.72 | 44.74 | 44.30 | 44.49 | 9.08M |
| Chevron | CVX | 66.35 | 67.31 | 66.16 | 67.26 | 9.07M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 66.37 | 66.74 | 65.83 | 66.40 | 8.89M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 64.39 | 64.60 | 64.15 | 64.42 | 7.19M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 62.40 | 64.03 | 62.00 | 64.00 | 7.06M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 35.34 | 35.77 | 35.00 | 35.14 | 6.99M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 60.35 | 60.42 | 59.78 | 60.39 | 6.87M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 29.97 | 29.97 | 29.64 | 29.91 | 6.82M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 29.09 | 29.23 | 28.22 | 29.12 | 6M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 79.38 | 79.97 | 78.63 | 79.90 | 5.4M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 67.28 | 67.81 | 67.00 | 67.31 | 5.19M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 48.95 | 49.54 | 48.52 | 49.50 | 5.03M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 43.76 | 44.42 | 43.76 | 44.31 | 4.98M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 64.05 | 64.46 | 63.24 | 63.65 | 3.55M |
| Boeing | BA | 78.68 | 78.68 | 77.16 | 77.62 | 3.43M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 62.62 | 63.10 | 62.31 | 63.01 | 3.3M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 36.24 | 36.24 | 35.91 | 36.18 | 3.29M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 62.34 | 62.40 | 61.53 | 61.84 | 2.55M |
| 3M | MMM | 71.52 | 71.57 | 71.03 | 71.21 | 2.49M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 84.30 | 84.30 | 83.11 | 83.74 | 867K |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3140.00 | 3185.00 | 3140.00 | 3179.00 | 9K |
Exchange Rates of August 18th, 2006
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 115.800 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.009 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.124 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.890 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.233 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.811 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 7.974 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.125 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 148.480 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.007 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.681 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.468 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.688 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.593 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.442 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.693 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.582 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.632 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.459 GBP | 1 GBP = 2.180 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.136 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.880 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0.971 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.030 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.065 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.939 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.479 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.403 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.116 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.473 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2.320 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.431 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.852 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.173 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.935 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.070 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1.096 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.913 CAD |
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