On December 31, 1996, Microsoft (MSFT) had a market capitalization of $62B, based on 9.87B shares at a price of $6.29.
| DATE | CLOSE | VOLUME | OUTSTANDING | MARKET CAP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
December 31 1996 | $6.29 | 34,367,200 | 9,866,666,700 | $62,048,506,876.29 |
December 30 1996 | $6.36 | 27,279,200 | 9,866,666,700 | $62,705,626,878.51 |
December 27 1996 | $6.41 | 19,079,200 | 9,866,666,700 | $63,268,026,880.41 |
December 26 1996 | $6.51 | 27,905,600 | 9,866,666,700 | $64,207,333,550.25 |
December 24 1996 | $6.46 | 16,246,400 | 9,866,666,700 | $63,737,680,215.33 |
December 23 1996 | $6.37 | 36,892,800 | 9,866,666,700 | $62,893,093,545.81 |
December 20 1996 | $6.36 | 90,414,400 | 9,866,666,700 | $62,799,360,212.16 |
December 19 1996 | $6.46 | 94,609,600 | 9,866,666,700 | $63,737,680,215.33 |
December 18 1996 | $6.29 | 61,796,800 | 9,866,666,700 | $62,048,506,876.29 |
December 17 1996 | $6.08 | 68,952,800 | 9,866,666,700 | $59,983,413,535.98 |
December 16 1996 | $5.84 | 64,883,200 | 9,866,666,700 | $57,636,133,528.05 |
December 13 1996 | $6.09 | 74,544,000 | 9,866,666,700 | $60,077,146,869.63 |
December 12 1996 | $6.17 | 78,272,800 | 9,866,666,700 | $60,828,000,205.50 |
December 11 1996 | $6.35 | 113,558,400 | 9,866,666,700 | $62,610,906,878.19 |
December 10 1996 | $6.23 | 125,725,600 | 9,866,666,700 | $61,485,120,207.72 |
December 09 1996 | $6.22 | 94,718,400 | 9,866,666,700 | $61,391,386,874.07 |
December 06 1996 | $5.82 | 110,238,400 | 9,866,666,700 | $57,401,306,860.59 |
December 05 1996 | $5.82 | 74,950,400 | 9,866,666,700 | $57,448,666,860.75 |
December 04 1996 | $5.83 | 102,542,400 | 9,866,666,700 | $57,542,400,194.40 |
December 03 1996 | $5.89 | 77,563,200 | 9,866,666,700 | $58,082,106,862.89 |
December 02 1996 | $6.00 | 64,502,400 | 9,866,666,700 | $59,231,573,533.44 |
November 29 1996 | $5.97 | 17,152,000 | 9,866,666,700 | $58,904,000,199.00 |
November 27 1996 | $5.92 | 44,446,400 | 9,866,666,700 | $58,386,986,863.92 |
November 26 1996 | $5.85 | 108,238,400 | 9,866,666,700 | $57,729,866,861.70 |
November 25 1996 | $5.84 | 75,129,600 | 9,866,666,700 | $57,636,133,528.05 |