Financial news on December 31st, 2008
Stock Markets
Values are reported in US Dollars
| Stock | Ticker symbol | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
| General Electric | GE | 15.82 | 16.34 | 15.77 | 16.20 | 60.3M |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 19.31 | 19.68 | 19.27 | 19.44 | 46.4M |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | WFC | 28.69 | 30.49 | 28.20 | 29.48 | 45.1M |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 16.18 | 16.55 | 16.12 | 16.30 | 37.5M |
| Intel | INTC | 14.71 | 14.92 | 14.56 | 14.66 | 34.1M |
| Pfizer | PFE | 17.65 | 17.97 | 17.57 | 17.71 | 32.5M |
| ExxonMobil | XOM | 78.42 | 80.59 | 78.29 | 79.83 | 30M |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 30.70 | 31.94 | 30.44 | 31.53 | 25.9M |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 17.81 | 17.99 | 17.68 | 17.73 | 23.4M |
| Apple | AAPL | 85.97 | 87.74 | 85.34 | 85.35 | 21.7M |
| AT&T Inc. | T | 28.19 | 28.88 | 27.85 | 28.50 | 20.8M |
| Comcast | CMCSA | 16.29 | 16.94 | 16.28 | 16.88 | 20.5M |
| Altria | MO | 15.37 | 15.41 | 15.03 | 15.06 | 18.3M |
| Verizon Communications | VZ | 33.18 | 34.34 | 33.03 | 33.90 | 17.4M |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | BMY | 22.95 | 23.41 | 22.64 | 23.25 | 16.3M |
| Home Depot | HD | 23.14 | 23.80 | 22.97 | 23.02 | 15.1M |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 55.27 | 56.33 | 54.77 | 56.06 | 13.9M |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 51.13 | 52.47 | 50.84 | 51.80 | 13M |
| HP Inc. | HPQ | 36.14 | 36.96 | 35.94 | 36.29 | 12.8M |
| Merck | MRK | 29.70 | 30.57 | 29.69 | 30.40 | 12M |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 59.18 | 60.05 | 59.07 | 59.83 | 11.9M |
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 53.25 | 53.74 | 53.07 | 53.37 | 11.8M |
| Procter & Gamble | PG | 61.35 | 62.20 | 61.07 | 61.82 | 10.8M |
| Chevron | CVX | 72.90 | 74.63 | 72.90 | 73.97 | 9.96M |
| Walt Disney & Co. | DIS | 22.57 | 22.95 | 22.52 | 22.69 | 9.01M |
| Schlumberger | SLB | 41.90 | 43.37 | 41.69 | 42.33 | 8.54M |
| Amazon | AMZN | 50.74 | 51.69 | 49.91 | 51.28 | 7.79M |
| Coca-Cola | KO | 45.17 | 45.50 | 45.06 | 45.27 | 7.78M |
| International Business Machines | IBM | 83.50 | 85.00 | 83.50 | 84.16 | 6.67M |
| Amgen | AMGN | 57.11 | 58.22 | 57.06 | 57.75 | 6.29M |
| McDonald's | MCD | 61.64 | 62.39 | 61.32 | 62.19 | 6.23M |
| Gilead Sciences | GILD | 51.48 | 52.26 | 51.03 | 51.14 | 6.02M |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 304.20 | 311.00 | 302.61 | 307.65 | 5.77M |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 27.06 | 27.31 | 26.20 | 26.60 | 5.58M |
| Boeing | BA | 41.59 | 43.05 | 41.50 | 42.67 | 5.44M |
| Pepsico | PEP | 55.03 | 55.57 | 54.61 | 54.77 | 5.02M |
| United Technologies | UTX | 53.15 | 54.08 | 53.04 | 53.60 | 4.63M |
| Visa | V | 50.61 | 52.77 | 50.60 | 52.45 | 4.09M |
| 3M | MMM | 57.23 | 57.92 | 56.68 | 57.54 | 4.01M |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 46.80 | 48.32 | 46.47 | 47.80 | 3.28M |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B | 3040.00 | 3248.00 | 3000.00 | 3214.00 | 40.1K |
Exchange Rates of December 31st, 2008
| Currencies | Exchange Rates | ||
| US Dollar | Japanese Yen | 1 USD = 90.650 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.011 USD |
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 USD = 1.218 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.821 USD |
| US Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 USD = 1.070 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.934 USD |
| US Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 USD = 6.824 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.147 USD |
| Euro | Japanese Yen | 1 EUR = 126.670 JPY | 1 JPY = 0.008 EUR |
| Euro | Pound Sterling | 1 EUR = 0.955 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.047 EUR |
| Euro | Australian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.987 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.503 EUR |
| Euro | Canadian Dollar | 1 EUR = 1.705 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.587 EUR |
| Euro | Swiss Franc | 1 EUR = 1.494 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.670 EUR |
| Euro | Chinese Yuan | 1 EUR = 9.529 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.105 EUR |
| Japanese Yen | Pound Sterling | 1 JPY = 0.754 GBP | 1 GBP = 1.326 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Australian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.570 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.637 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Canadian Dollar | 1 JPY = 1.348 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.742 JPY |
| Japanese Yen | Swiss Franc | 1 JPY = 1.181 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.847 JPY |
| Pound Sterling | Australian Dollar | 1 GBP = 2.081 AUD | 1 AUD = 0.481 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Canadian Dollar | 1 GBP = 1.782 CAD | 1 CAD = 0.561 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Swiss Franc | 1 GBP = 1.566 CHF | 1 CHF = 0.639 GBP |
| Pound Sterling | Chinese Yuan | 1 GBP = 9.961 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.100 GBP |
| Australian Dollar | Canadian Dollar | 1 AUD = 0.857 CAD | 1 CAD = 1.167 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 AUD = 0.752 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.330 AUD |
| Australian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 AUD = 4.785 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.209 AUD |
| Canadian Dollar | Swiss Franc | 1 CAD = 0.877 CHF | 1 CHF = 1.141 CAD |
| Canadian Dollar | Chinese Yuan | 1 CAD = 5.582 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.179 CAD |
| Swiss Franc | Chinese Yuan | 1 CHF = 6.376 CNY | 1 CNY = 0.157 CHF |
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