Financial news on December 18th, 2012
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| General Electric | GE | 21.85 | 21.91 | 21.41 | 21.69 | 81.1M |
| FB | 26.96 | 27.91 | 26.90 | 27.71 | 60.5M | |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 27.25 | 27.63 | 27.14 | 27.56 | 50.5M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 20.10 | 20.42 | 20.02 | 20.38 | 42M |
| Intel | INTC | 20.68 | 20.99 | 20.57 | 20.96 | 41.6M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 14.17 | 14.63 | 14.04 | 14.53 | 37.8M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 32.49 | 32.95 | 32.35 | 32.88 | 37.8M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 34.66 | 35.19 | 34.48 | 34.96 | 35.1M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 34.14 | 34.44 | 33.97 | 34.34 | 34.9M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 43.83 | 43.94 | 43.31 | 43.87 | 33.9M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 25.35 | 25.70 | 25.27 | 25.64 | 33.1M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 44.12 | 44.16 | 43.44 | 43.87 | 24.7M |
| Altria | MO | 32.97 | 33.00 | 32.25 | 32.59 | 22.9M |
| Apple | AAPL | 525.00 | 534.90 | 520.25 | 533.90 | 22.3M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 65.13 | 66.10 | 64.72 | 65.93 | 21.2M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 37.53 | 37.70 | 37.13 | 37.28 | 18M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 32.82 | 33.10 | 32.67 | 33.02 | 16.6M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 71.06 | 71.10 | 70.51 | 70.95 | 16.4M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 88.75 | 89.74 | 88.56 | 89.56 | 15.4M |
| Merck | MRK | 43.59 | 44.40 | 43.36 | 44.24 | 14.1M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 49.35 | 50.32 | 49.15 | 50.22 | 14M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 37.71 | 38.15 | 37.28 | 38.05 | 13.8M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 69.89 | 70.28 | 69.43 | 69.97 | 13.6M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 69.11 | 69.66 | 68.91 | 69.50 | 11.6M |
| General Motors | GM | 24.98 | 25.54 | 24.80 | 25.49 | 9.59M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 69.46 | 71.78 | 69.30 | 71.35 | 8.91M |
| Home Depot | HD | 63.39 | 63.39 | 62.70 | 63.00 | 7.75M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 58.22 | 59.34 | 58.18 | 59.30 | 7.31M |
| Chevron | CVX | 108.54 | 110.40 | 108.32 | 110.10 | 7.1M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 89.97 | 90.40 | 89.81 | 90.37 | 6.58M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 80.10 | 82.46 | 79.90 | 82.23 | 6.04M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 716.60 | 729.10 | 715.05 | 721.07 | 6M |
| Boeing | BA | 74.30 | 75.70 | 74.14 | 75.52 | 5.77M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 70.27 | 70.77 | 70.00 | 70.53 | 5.55M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 89.99 | 90.00 | 88.99 | 89.29 | 5.51M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 89.99 | 90.80 | 89.92 | 90.52 | 5.34M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 254.57 | 263.11 | 254.57 | 260.40 | 4.96M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 54.62 | 55.34 | 54.47 | 54.95 | 4.64M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 193.85 | 195.92 | 193.84 | 195.69 | 4.13M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 75.77 | 76.62 | 75.16 | 75.85 | 4.07M |
| Visa | V | 149.01 | 151.55 | 148.70 | 150.72 | 2.97M |
| 3M | MMM | 93.13 | 94.00 | 93.00 | 93.85 | 2.8M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 125.51 | 127.41 | 125.07 | 127.16 | 2.75M |
Exchange Rates of December 18th, 2012
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 84.190 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.012 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 0.985 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.015 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 0.913 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.095 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.232 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.160 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 111.340 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.009 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.814 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.229 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.255 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.797 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.304 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.767 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.208 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.828 EUR |
| Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 8.245 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.121 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.731 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.369 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.127 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.888 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.170 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.855 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.084 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.922 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.542 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.648 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.602 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.624 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.484 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.674 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 10.130 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.099 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 1.038 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.963 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.962 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.040 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 6.567 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.152 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0.926 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.080 CAD |
| Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 6.322 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.158 CAD |
| Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6.826 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.147 CHF |
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