Stock Investing » giant microsoft http://www.stockinvesting.cc Stock Market Updates Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:01:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 New 52 Week Highs : MSFT, AAPL, HD & AXP http://www.stockinvesting.cc/new-52-week-highs-msft-aapl-hd-axp/ http://www.stockinvesting.cc/new-52-week-highs-msft-aapl-hd-axp/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 21:14:16 +0000 Michael http://www.stockinvesting.cc/?p=288 MicrosoftSome big name stocks set new 52 week highs today. Here are some of the stocks that were able to set new highs to head into the weekend:

  • Microsoft (MSFT) : Tech giant Microsoft set a new 52 week high today, trading up to $31.58 before closing the trading session down 1.4% on the day to $30.96, down $0.43. The company posted better than expected fiscal Q3 earnings last night following the market close.
  • Apple Computer (AAPL) : Apple continues to trade strongly following better than expected earnings earlier this week. The stock hit a new all time high today of $272.18. The stock finished out the session up 1.6% to $270.83, up $4.36.
  • Home Depot (HD) : Home improvement giant Home Depot set a new 52 week high today. The stock traded as high as $36.44 and closed the session just under its daily high at $36.39, up $0.67 or 1.9%. Home Depot will not be reporting its earnings until mid May.
  • American Express (AXP) : Financial giant American Express set a new 52 week high today of $49.19. The stock closed the day up 2.7% at $48.05, up $1.28. The company posted better than expected earnings Thursday night, reporting $0.73 per share, verses analyst estimates for $0.63.
]]> http://www.stockinvesting.cc/new-52-week-highs-msft-aapl-hd-axp/feed/ 0 Some big names hit new 52 week highs today: F, MSFT, AUY http://www.stockinvesting.cc/some-big-names-hit-new-52-week-highs-today-f-msft-auy/ http://www.stockinvesting.cc/some-big-names-hit-new-52-week-highs-today-f-msft-auy/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:48:28 +0000 Michael http://www.stockinvesting.cc/?p=220 tradersAll of the major indexes closed today’s session in the red, but that was not enough to keep some big name stocks from hitting new highs in today’s trading action.

Ford Motor (NYSE: F) hit a new 52 week high today of 9.14 before afternoon profit taking came in and pushed shares lower. The stock has been very strong lately, and recently was considered to be the stock of the year from the writers of CrossingWallStreet. Shares finished the day down slightly at $8.94, down 0.45%.

Technology giant Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) also rose to a new 52 week high today. Shares of the company hit a day today of $30.14. Shares of MSFT finished today trading session up 0.4% to $30.11, just three pennies off its new 52 week high.

Gold prices continue to rise, and Yamaha Gold (NYSE: AUY) has been benefiting from the recent gold rush, setting a new 52 week high earlier in the session at 13.49. After hitting another new high today, the profit takers came in and sold the stock off a bit, which ended the day slightly lower at $13.15, down 0.23%. Gold prices rose as high as 1146.5 but closed down 70 cents to 1,140.5.

What are your favorite stocks right now? Which stocks do you see rising to new highs in the near future?

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