This Week In Business - C&EN Global Enterprise (ACS Publications)pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/cen-v042n033.p047?mobi...
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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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