On December 31, 1996, Merck (MRK) had a market capitalization of $34.6B, based on 2.43B shares at a price of $14.25.
| DATE | CLOSE | VOLUME | OUTSTANDING | MARKET CAP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
December 31 1996 | $14.25 | 4,562,573 | 2,429,285,700 | $34,609,061,653.62 |
December 30 1996 | $14.52 | 4,517,090 | 2,429,285,700 | $35,261,081,935.50 |
December 27 1996 | $14.60 | 2,171,456 | 2,429,285,700 | $35,478,260,077.08 |
December 26 1996 | $14.63 | 3,622,517 | 2,429,285,700 | $35,532,676,076.76 |
December 24 1996 | $14.90 | 1,652,906 | 2,429,285,700 | $36,184,696,358.64 |
December 23 1996 | $14.85 | 3,295,122 | 2,429,285,700 | $36,075,864,359.28 |
December 20 1996 | $14.78 | 12,259,923 | 2,429,285,700 | $35,912,859,288.81 |
December 19 1996 | $14.54 | 7,936,923 | 2,429,285,700 | $35,315,255,006.61 |
December 18 1996 | $13.75 | 5,952,430 | 2,429,285,700 | $33,413,610,160.65 |
December 17 1996 | $13.64 | 5,454,630 | 2,429,285,700 | $33,142,016,019.39 |
December 16 1996 | $13.58 | 3,948,654 | 2,429,285,700 | $32,979,010,948.92 |
December 13 1996 | $13.82 | 6,771,757 | 2,429,285,700 | $33,576,615,231.12 |
December 12 1996 | $13.64 | 4,645,574 | 2,429,285,700 | $33,142,016,019.39 |
December 11 1996 | $14.16 | 3,906,944 | 2,429,285,700 | $34,391,640,583.47 |
December 10 1996 | $14.25 | 2,546,640 | 2,429,285,700 | $34,609,061,653.62 |
December 09 1996 | $14.38 | 3,933,354 | 2,429,285,700 | $34,935,071,794.56 |
December 06 1996 | $13.98 | 7,944,050 | 2,429,285,700 | $33,957,041,371.74 |
December 05 1996 | $14.18 | 4,741,990 | 2,429,285,700 | $34,446,056,583.15 |
December 04 1996 | $14.38 | 7,097,056 | 2,429,285,700 | $34,924,140,008.91 |
December 03 1996 | $14.42 | 4,454,000 | 2,429,285,700 | $35,032,243,222.56 |
December 02 1996 | $14.64 | 2,614,131 | 2,429,285,700 | $35,572,759,290.81 |
November 29 1996 | $14.78 | 1,501,784 | 2,429,285,700 | $35,897,311,860.33 |
November 27 1996 | $14.91 | 3,920,568 | 2,429,285,700 | $36,221,621,501.28 |
November 26 1996 | $14.89 | 7,204,790 | 2,429,285,700 | $36,167,448,430.17 |
November 25 1996 | $15.00 | 4,169,154 | 2,429,285,700 | $36,437,827,928.58 |
