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Stock Quote – Lifeline of an investor
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29-Nov-13 11:25AM
Stock quote is that magical figure that gives you all the information related to stock
Stock quotes can be obtained in newspapers and online but the most convenient place is online as it is very close to real time information. There are many websites which help you to get real-time quotes at a mouse click. Different sources provide different sets of information.
Below is the list of common figures in the stock quote details:
52-week high/low: These are the highest and lowest price recorded in the last 52 weeks. The highest/lowest price figures for past 52 weeks can help make a judgment whether or not you should invest in stock at current price.
DayRange: It is the price range within which a stock has traded on a day. It thus consists of high/low price the stock has touched in a day.
PE: It is price to earning Ration of the stock (per share earnings by closing price).
Open and close: Close is the last price quoted on a stock during a day. Open price is the opening price at which stock starts trading for a day. Opening price may not be same as the closing price of the stock on previous day.
Bid and ask prices: Bid price is the price a buyer is willing to pay for a stock while ask/offer is price at which seller is willing to accept the stock.
Trade Volume: It is the quantity of shares traded on the stock exchange on a day. It helps you determine the liquidity of stock as you might land up in trouble if you want to sell your share and there is no one to buy it.
Percentage change: It refers to the percentage change between current stock price w.r.t. to its previous close.
Market Capitalization: It gives you an insight into the company’s equity capital available for trading and is the price of each share multiplied by number of equity shares outstanding.
Dividend: Some quotes also give the last dividend paid to the shareholders and can be useful in determining how much and what type of dividend can be expected from the company. This also details their record date, ex date so that you can decide upon what time will be right to invest in the stock to avail the dividend.
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