Stock Market/Trading - Market price terms 1

QUESTIONS:
(Choose the most logical response for each one)


1. After early losses, the NASDAQ __________________________ to finish 20 points up.
rallied
plummeted
suffered a drop

2. The company's stock __________________________ after the better-than-expected earnings reports came out.
went through the roof
plummeted
suffered a drop

3. Microsoft stock __________________________ 20 cents down.
went up
terminated
finished

4. It was a good day for us. Our stock __________________________ to $45 a share!
hopped
jumped
skipped

5. It was a terrible day for us. Our stock __________________________ by 20%!
went through the roof
rallied
plummeted

6. Their shares _______________________ by 100% after news of the big contract came out.
rocketed
went up slightly
finished

7. Their shares __________________________after they reported a 30 percent decline in third-quarter earnings.
sank
rocketed
went through the roof

8. Their shares __________________________ Tuesday after news came out that next year's earnings would fall far short of Wall Street expectations.
went through the roof
rallied
took a beating

9. The shares __________________________ Friday. ( = The price remained the same)
finished
remained unchanged
rallied

10. Their stock started the day with a steep 30% drop, but __________________________ to close down just 2%.
remained unchanged
rebounded
took a beating

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