Glossary of Share Price Terms

Term Description

Ask

The ask price is the price at which a market participant is offering to sell shares

Bid

The bid price is the price at which a market participant is bidding to buy shares

Change

The difference between the closing price and the last automated trade

Closing price

The day close price is the stock value after Reuters performs a closing run on the data

Code

RIC code (Reuters Identification Code)

Date

Date of the last automated trade

Day High

The highest price reached during a given day

Day Low

The lowest price reached during a given day

Day Volume

Today’s total trading volume

Opening price

The last automated trade from the previous trading day

Price

Last automated trade

Time last trade

Time of the last automated trade

Year High

The highest price the share reached

Year Low

The lowest price the share reached