The Dow 30 fell sharply by 123.43 points on April 4 to 13076.11 with 26 out of the 30 Dow stocks trading lower. The stocks doing the most damage to the Dow Index are: International Business Machines Corp, McDonald's Corp, and Chevron Corporation. The companies that did the least damage to the index and may have even tried to bring it higher were: Procter & Gamble Co, Merck & Co. Inc, and AT&T, Inc.
Shares of International Business Machines Corp (IBM) removed 26.16 points from the Dow Index and fell by 1.65% or $-3.46/share to $206.05. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $155.90 and as high as $210.69. On average, 4424690 shares of IBM exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 3269891.
Shares of McDonald's Corp (MCD) removed 14.44 points from the Dow Index and fell by 1.92% or $-1.91/share to $97.49. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $73.52 and as high as $101.51. On average, 5505300 shares of MCD exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 5778159.
Shares of Chevron Corporation (CVX) removed 11.19 points from the Dow Index and fell by 1.38% or $-1.48/share to $105.66. 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 3984627.
Shares of Procter & Gamble Co (PG) added 2.64 points to the Dow Index and traded higher by 0.52% or $0.35/share to $67.44. 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 5553159.
Shares of Merck & Co. Inc (MRK) added 1.29 points to the Dow Index and traded higher by 0.44% or $0.17/share to $38.89. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $28.46 and as high as $39.00. On average, 14422970 shares of MRK exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 9493014.
Shares of AT&T, Inc (T) added 1.21 points to the Dow Index and traded higher by 0.51% or $0.16/share to $31.59. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $26.49 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 18594708.
