Several columns are associated with each stock. The stock s lowest closing price in the last 52 weeks. Stock An abbreviated version of the company s name. This is the symbol under which the stock is traded. The WSJ lists both an abbreviated version of the company name and the stock symbol.
Many newspapers list only one or the other.
The annual dividend the company has historically paid. Based on the previous day s closing price. VOL 100s Trading volume for the previous day, in hundreds of shares. The highest per-share trade the previous day. LO The lowest per-share trade the previous day.