The Dow 30 dipped slightly by 9.69 points on March 27 to 13231.94 with 18 out of the 30 Dow stocks trading negatively on the day. The most influential losers on the day were: Verizon Communications Inc, Chevron Corporation, and Caterpillar Inc. Losses were offset slightly by McDonald's Corp, Pfizer Inc, and Johnson & Johnson, but it wasn't enough to bring the Dow into positive territory.
Shares of Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) removed 4.08 points from the Dow Index and fell by 1.37% or $-0.54/share to $38.79. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $31.42 and as high as $39.96. On average, 14619110 shares of VZ exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 14657427.
Shares of Chevron Corporation (CVX) removed 3.67 points from the Dow Index and fell by 0.45% or $-0.49/share to $107.36. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $85.27 and as high as $112.28. On average, 6952130 shares of CVX exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 2925360.
Shares of Caterpillar Inc (CAT) removed 2.47 points from the Dow Index and fell by 0.30% or $-0.33/share to $108.42. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $66.87 and as high as $116.95. On average, 6858500 shares of CAT exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 3005676.
Shares of McDonald's Corp (MCD) added 4.26 points to the Dow Index and traded higher by 0.58% or $0.56/share to $97.53. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $72.76 and as high as $101.51. On average, 5489450 shares of MCD exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 3677108.
Shares of Pfizer Inc (PFE) added 3.19 points to the Dow Index and traded higher by 1.90% or $0.42/share to $22.58. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $16.30 and as high as $22.26. On average, 37383920 shares of PFE exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 45018688.
Shares of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) added 2.17 points to the Dow Index and traded higher by 0.44% or $0.29/share to $65.46. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $56.87 and as high as $66.25. On average, 9554530 shares of JNJ exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 8264375.
