Financial news on October 20, 2005
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Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| Pfizer | PFE | 22.36 | 22.58 | 21.89 | 21.90 | 117M |
| Intel | INTC | 23.58 | 23.78 | 23.45 | 23.62 | 62.5M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 25.05 | 25.13 | 24.74 | 24.79 | 58.8M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 17.20 | 17.34 | 16.90 | 16.93 | 51.7M |
| Apple | AAPL | 54.47 | 56.50 | 54.35 | 56.14 | 48.5M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 12.29 | 12.41 | 12.11 | 12.14 | 47.2M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 57.00 | 57.18 | 54.50 | 55.20 | 29.6M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 309.99 | 311.13 | 301.21 | 303.20 | 27.8M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 22.95 | 23.14 | 22.53 | 22.54 | 21.4M |
| General Electric | GE | 34.46 | 34.46 | 33.74 | 33.88 | 20.4M |
| Chevron | CVX | 58.12 | 58.28 | 55.02 | 55.75 | 20.1M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 46.15 | 46.57 | 45.40 | 45.60 | 18.9M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 34.89 | 35.10 | 34.45 | 34.75 | 18.6M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 75.18 | 75.75 | 73.42 | 74.10 | 17.7M |
| Home Depot | HD | 39.76 | 40.25 | 39.50 | 39.57 | 14.5M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 43.75 | 43.90 | 43.11 | 43.26 | 14.5M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 29.45 | 29.80 | 29.13 | 29.20 | 14.1M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 61.00 | 61.35 | 57.22 | 57.75 | 14M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 21.92 | 21.97 | 21.58 | 21.67 | 12.1M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 27.68 | 28.16 | 27.35 | 27.46 | 11.6M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 33.45 | 33.46 | 32.01 | 32.40 | 11M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 42.90 | 42.94 | 42.08 | 42.10 | 10.8M |
| Merck | MRK | 27.00 | 27.39 | 26.62 | 26.92 | 9.41M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 55.70 | 55.96 | 54.97 | 55.17 | 9.11M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 27.67 | 28.21 | 27.27 | 27.42 | 9.01M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 64.40 | 64.59 | 63.90 | 64.17 | 8.62M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 23.33 | 23.44 | 22.89 | 22.96 | 7.73M |
| Altria | MO | 73.85 | 74.21 | 72.62 | 72.70 | 7.62M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 81.80 | 82.26 | 79.55 | 80.58 | 7.47M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 59.70 | 59.79 | 58.86 | 59.12 | 6.17M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 45.90 | 46.07 | 44.68 | 45.01 | 5.93M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 84.00 | 84.19 | 82.88 | 83.17 | 5.75M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 46.26 | 46.38 | 44.90 | 45.21 | 5.49M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 58.39 | 58.40 | 57.08 | 57.11 | 5.23M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 58.14 | 58.60 | 57.58 | 57.67 | 4.86M |
| Boeing | BA | 68.50 | 68.98 | 67.19 | 67.30 | 4.34M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 51.98 | 52.36 | 51.43 | 51.82 | 4.02M |
| 3M | MMM | 75.65 | 75.95 | 74.51 | 74.90 | 3.33M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 70.30 | 71.30 | 69.77 | 70.14 | 1.23M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 2782.00 | 2788.00 | 2767.00 | 2782.00 | 11.4K |
Exchange Rates of October 20, 2005
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 115.310 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.009 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.177 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.849 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.288 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.777 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 138.570 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.007 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.677 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.477 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.597 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.626 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.415 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.707 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.547 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.646 EUR |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.357 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.424 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.088 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.479 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2.284 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.438 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.885 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.129 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.968 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.033 AUD |
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