This Week In Business - C&EN Global Enterprise (ACS Publications)

This Week In Business. Chem. Eng. News , 1964, 42 (33), p 47. DOI: 10.1021/cen-v042n033.p047. Publication Date: August 17, 1964. Copyright © 1964 AME...
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This Week In Business C&EN is now using the Standard & Poor's Index of stock prices to replace the index issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC composite index (based on 300 industrial stocks) was discontinued in June.

AUGUST

17,

1964

The Standard & Poor's index is a weekly index based on 425 industrial stocks. The number used by C&EN is the Standard & Poor's index calculated to the base used in compiling the C&EN index.

C&EN INDEX OF STOCK PRICES Janwry 1951+ Opening Prices = 100

Drugs

Chemicals 550

550

500

500 465.7

Aug. 7 400

400 353.6

Aug. 7

21 Others 345.8

300

345.1 300 Standard & 'oor's 425 Industrials

Big 7 252.3 200

200

150 4th Qtr. 1963 1st Qtr. 1964

550

2nd Qtr.

3rd Qtr.

150

4th Qtr. 1963 1st Qtr. 1964

2nd Qtr.

3rd Qtr.

Rubber

Petroleum 550

500

500 Aug. 7

Aug. 7 375.6

400

377.9 400

345.8

300

200

345.8 300

L~

V

200

150 4th Qtr. 1963 1st Qtr. 1964

2nd Qtr.

3rd Qtr.

150

4th Qtr. 1963 1st Qtr. 1964

AUG.

2nd Qtr.

3rd Qtr.

17, 196 4 C & E N

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