On December 31, 1996, Microsoft (MSFT) had a market capitalization of $62B, based on 9.87B shares at a price of $6.28.
| DATE | CLOSE | VOLUME | OUTSTANDING | MARKET CAP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
December 31 1996 | $6.28 | 34,367,200 | 9,866,666,700 | $61,985,360,209.41 |
December 30 1996 | $6.35 | 27,279,200 | 9,866,666,700 | $62,642,480,211.63 |
December 27 1996 | $6.41 | 19,079,200 | 9,866,666,700 | $63,204,880,213.53 |
December 26 1996 | $6.50 | 27,905,600 | 9,866,666,700 | $64,142,213,550.03 |
December 24 1996 | $6.45 | 16,246,400 | 9,866,666,700 | $63,673,546,881.78 |
December 23 1996 | $6.37 | 36,892,800 | 9,866,666,700 | $62,829,946,878.93 |
December 20 1996 | $6.36 | 90,414,400 | 9,866,666,700 | $62,736,213,545.28 |
December 19 1996 | $6.45 | 94,609,600 | 9,866,666,700 | $63,673,546,881.78 |
December 18 1996 | $6.28 | 61,796,800 | 9,866,666,700 | $61,985,360,209.41 |
December 17 1996 | $6.07 | 68,944,800 | 9,866,666,700 | $59,923,226,869.11 |
December 16 1996 | $5.84 | 64,883,200 | 9,866,666,700 | $57,578,906,861.19 |
December 13 1996 | $6.08 | 74,532,000 | 9,866,666,700 | $60,015,973,536.09 |
December 12 1996 | $6.16 | 78,272,800 | 9,866,666,700 | $60,766,826,871.96 |
December 11 1996 | $6.34 | 113,558,400 | 9,866,666,700 | $62,548,746,877.98 |
December 10 1996 | $6.23 | 125,725,600 | 9,866,666,700 | $61,422,960,207.51 |
December 09 1996 | $6.22 | 94,718,400 | 9,866,666,700 | $61,329,226,873.86 |
December 06 1996 | $5.81 | 110,238,400 | 9,866,666,700 | $57,344,080,193.73 |
December 05 1996 | $5.82 | 74,950,400 | 9,866,666,700 | $57,390,453,527.22 |
December 04 1996 | $5.83 | 102,542,400 | 9,866,666,700 | $57,484,186,860.87 |
December 03 1996 | $5.88 | 77,563,200 | 9,866,666,700 | $58,023,893,529.36 |
December 02 1996 | $6.00 | 64,502,400 | 9,866,666,700 | $59,172,373,533.24 |
November 29 1996 | $5.96 | 17,152,000 | 9,866,666,700 | $58,843,813,532.13 |
November 27 1996 | $5.91 | 44,446,400 | 9,866,666,700 | $58,328,773,530.39 |
November 26 1996 | $5.85 | 108,238,400 | 9,866,666,700 | $57,672,640,194.84 |
November 25 1996 | $5.84 | 75,129,600 | 9,866,666,700 | $57,578,906,861.19 |