The Dow 30 fell sharply by 107.86 points on April 4 to 13091.63 with 28 out of the 30 Dow stocks trading lower. The stocks doing the most damage to the Dow Index are: International Business Machines Corp, Chevron Corporation, and Caterpillar Inc. The companies that did the least damage to the index and may have even tried to bring it higher were: AT&T, Inc, Procter & Gamble Co, and Verizon Communications Inc.
Shares of International Business Machines Corp (IBM) removed 21.25 points from the Dow Index and fell by 1.34% or $-2.81/share to $206.7. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $155.89 and as high as $210.68. On average, 4424690 shares of IBM exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 831540.
Shares of Chevron Corporation (CVX) removed 9.97 points from the Dow Index and fell by 1.23% or $-1.32/share to $105.82. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $85.27 and as high as $112.28. On average, 6881420 shares of CVX exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 448610.
Shares of Caterpillar Inc (CAT) removed 9.97 points from the Dow Index and fell by 1.24% or $-1.32/share to $104.89. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $66.87 and as high as $116.95. On average, 6988880 shares of CAT exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 644266.
Shares of AT&T, Inc (T) added 1.17 points to the Dow Index and traded higher by 0.49% or $0.15/share to $31.58. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $26.48 and as high as $31.97. On average, 28078890 shares of T exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 3104168.
Shares of Procter & Gamble Co (PG) added 0.41 points to the Dow Index and traded higher by 0.08% or $0.05/share to $67.14. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $56.64 and as high as $67.95. On average, 11147500 shares of PG exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 498074.
Shares of Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) removed 0.09 points from the Dow Index and fell by 0.03% or $-0.01/share to $38.45. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $31.42 and as high as $39.96. On average, 15082900 shares of VZ exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 858715.
