The Dow 30 rose moderately by 47.58 points on March 23 to 13093.59 with 19 out of the 30 Dow stocks trading higher. The companies contributing the most to the gain were: Caterpillar Inc, Chevron Corporation, and Hewlett-Packard Company. Weighing down the index were the following companies : Verizon Communications Inc, AT&T, Inc, and The Home Depot, Inc.
Shares of Caterpillar Inc (CAT) added 14.10 points to the Dow Index and traded higher by 1.75% or $1.86/share to $108.29. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $66.87 and as high as $116.94. On average, 6852450 shares of CAT exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 4529617.
Shares of Chevron Corporation (CVX) added 9.25 points to the Dow Index and traded higher by 1.16% or $1.22/share to $106.57. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $85.27 and as high as $112.29. On average, 6932790 shares of CVX exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 3896722.
Shares of Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ) added 4.24 points to the Dow Index and traded higher by 2.43% or $0.56/share to $23.59. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $21.30 and as high as $42.50. On average, 18192650 shares of HPQ exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 13855295.
Shares of Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) removed 2.04 points from the Dow Index and fell by 0.68% or $-0.27/share to $39.39. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $31.42 and as high as $39.96. On average, 13660270 shares of VZ exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 7236878.
Shares of AT&T, Inc (T) removed 1.34 points from the Dow Index and fell by 0.56% or $-0.18/share to $31.53. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $26.38 and as high as $31.97. On average, 25901280 shares of T exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 14929968.
Shares of The Home Depot, Inc (HD) removed 1.20 points from the Dow Index and fell by 0.32% or $-0.16/share to $49.52. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $27.53 and as high as $49.93. On average, 9184060 shares of HD exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 6579203.
