The Dow 30 dipped slightly by 14.76 points on April 6 to 13060.14 with 19 out of the 30 Dow stocks trading negatively on the day. The most influential losers on the day were: Chevron Corporation, Verizon Communications Inc, and AT&T, Inc. Losses were offset slightly by McDonald's Corp, The Home Depot, Inc, and American Express Company, but it wasn't enough to bring the Dow into positive territory.
Shares of Chevron Corporation (CVX) removed 6.39 points from the Dow Index and fell by 0.80% or $-0.84/share to $104.75. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $85.27 and as high as $112.28. On average, 6840330 shares of CVX exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 5978968.
Shares of Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) removed 5.52 points from the Dow Index and fell by 1.90% or $-0.73/share to $37.66. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $31.42 and as high as $39.96. On average, 14847030 shares of VZ exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 11683318.
Shares of AT&T, Inc (T) removed 4.78 points from the Dow Index and fell by 2.00% or $-0.63/share to $30.94. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $26.49 and as high as $31.97. On average, 27911450 shares of T exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 21468928.
Shares of McDonald's Corp (MCD) added 8.63 points to the Dow Index and traded higher by 1.17% or $1.14/share to $98.62. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $73.52 and as high as $101.50. On average, 5521390 shares of MCD exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 5462520.
Shares of The Home Depot, Inc (HD) added 5.81 points to the Dow Index and traded higher by 1.54% or $0.77/share to $50.62. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $27.53 and as high as $50.42. On average, 9335210 shares of HD exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 9530838.
Shares of American Express Company (AXP) added 5.51 points to the Dow Index and traded higher by 1.27% or $0.73/share to $58.1. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $40.83 and as high as $59.06. On average, 6225570 shares of AXP exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 4411802.
