The Dow 30 fell marginally by 34.48 points on April 5 to 13040.31 with 23 out of the 30 Dow stocks dropping in price. The largest drags on the Dow Index were: International Business Machines Corp, Verizon Communications Inc, and AT&T, Inc. Companies trying to offset the drop were: The Home Depot, Inc, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, and American Express Company, but in the end the losses outweighed the gains.
Shares of International Business Machines Corp (IBM) removed 7.49 points from the Dow Index and fell by 0.48% or $-0.99/share to $205.07. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $155.89 and as high as $210.70. On average, 4425600 shares of IBM exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 386384.
Shares of Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) removed 5.14 points from the Dow Index and fell by 1.77% or $-0.68/share to $37.71. 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 1693269.
Shares of AT&T, Inc (T) removed 4.16 points from the Dow Index and fell by 1.74% or $-0.55/share to $31.02. 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 2329502.
Shares of The Home Depot, Inc (HD) added 3.55 points to the Dow Index and traded higher by 0.94% or $0.47/share to $50.32. 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 542171.
Shares of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DD) added 2.51 points to the Dow Index and traded higher by 0.63% or $0.33/share to $52.96. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $36.48 and as high as $55.13. On average, 5610110 shares of DD exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 415996.
Shares of American Express Company (AXP) added 1.65 points to the Dow Index and traded higher by 0.38% or $0.22/share to $57.59. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $40.84 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 197043.
