Financial news on April 30, 2007
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Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 30.13 | 30.37 | 29.94 | 29.94 | 67.8M |
| Intel | INTC | 21.78 | 21.85 | 21.48 | 21.50 | 60.4M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 27.00 | 27.20 | 26.74 | 26.74 | 50.4M |
| General Electric | GE | 36.97 | 37.24 | 36.61 | 36.86 | 50.2M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 26.55 | 26.78 | 26.43 | 26.46 | 35.5M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 52.46 | 53.06 | 51.99 | 52.10 | 29.9M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 19.10 | 19.15 | 18.80 | 18.80 | 27.2M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 27.03 | 27.16 | 26.65 | 26.66 | 25.3M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 38.80 | 39.49 | 38.50 | 38.72 | 24.8M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 61.91 | 62.44 | 61.18 | 61.33 | 24M |
| Apple | AAPL | 100.09 | 101.00 | 99.67 | 99.80 | 22M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 80.30 | 80.88 | 79.38 | 79.38 | 21.8M |
| Home Depot | HD | 38.50 | 38.56 | 37.83 | 37.87 | 20.4M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 63.59 | 64.33 | 63.36 | 64.14 | 19.8M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 36.15 | 36.23 | 35.86 | 35.89 | 19.3M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 63.36 | 64.75 | 63.35 | 64.40 | 19.2M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 38.25 | 38.49 | 37.69 | 38.18 | 18M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 69.65 | 70.74 | 69.13 | 69.35 | 14.3M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 48.38 | 48.66 | 47.87 | 47.92 | 14M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 64.00 | 64.37 | 63.75 | 64.22 | 13.9M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 29.50 | 29.62 | 28.85 | 28.86 | 13.4M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 51.92 | 52.35 | 51.85 | 52.19 | 11.7M |
| Chevron | CVX | 78.32 | 79.07 | 77.76 | 77.79 | 11.2M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 56.93 | 56.93 | 56.37 | 56.62 | 10.9M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 42.14 | 42.59 | 42.10 | 42.14 | 10.6M |
| Merck | MRK | 51.81 | 51.91 | 51.15 | 51.44 | 10.3M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 35.02 | 35.14 | 34.70 | 34.98 | 10.2M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 101.11 | 103.00 | 100.97 | 102.21 | 10.1M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 76.08 | 76.10 | 73.62 | 73.83 | 10M |
| Altria | MO | 69.95 | 69.96 | 68.90 | 68.92 | 9.01M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 48.85 | 48.90 | 48.26 | 48.28 | 8.22M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 53.56 | 53.56 | 52.74 | 53.06 | 7.39M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 479.15 | 481.35 | 471.38 | 471.38 | 7.28M |
| 3M | MMM | 81.18 | 83.25 | 80.88 | 82.77 | 6.32M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 66.19 | 66.72 | 66.07 | 66.09 | 5.5M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 81.88 | 82.48 | 80.75 | 81.72 | 5.45M |
| Boeing | BA | 94.02 | 94.11 | 92.85 | 93.00 | 3.75M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 67.83 | 67.95 | 67.10 | 67.13 | 3.74M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 115.93 | 116.40 | 114.25 | 114.25 | 2.17M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3642.00 | 3642.00 | 3616.00 | 3628.00 | 8.6K |
Exchange Rates of April 30, 2007
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 119.490 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.008 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.110 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.901 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.207 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.828 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 7.706 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.130 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 163.030 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.006 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.682 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.466 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.643 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.608 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.514 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.661 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.647 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.607 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.418 GBP | 1 GBP = 2.391 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.008 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.992 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 0.928 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.077 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.010 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.990 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.409 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.415 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.218 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.451 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 2.414 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.414 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.921 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.086 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 1.002 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.998 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 1.088 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.919 CAD |
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