COVID-19 has had a devastating effect on the stock market. I’m going to take 5 random companies from two major indices (plural of index, which is a fancy way of saying a collection of companies belonging to a group) – the FTSE 100 and the S&P 500. We’ll compare their price on market close on the 26 February 2020 (1 month prior to writing this article) and the close on 25 March 2020.
Stock | Price on 26 Feb 2020 | Price on 25 Mar 2020 | % change |
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Easyjet (EZJ) | 1202.50 | 650.80 | -45.88% |
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) | 1632.60 | 1489.60 | -8.76% |
Harley-Davidson (HOG) | $31.76 | $20.56 | -35.26% |
Southwest Airlines (LUV) | $48.90 | $39.40 | -19.43% |
Visa (V) | $187.21 | $161.78 | -13.58% |