The graph above shows the stock price of four technology companies between 2011 and 2016. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph displays the

stock

values of four different high-tech corporations from 2011 to 2016.

Overall

, Facebook’s value steadily increased,

while

Yahoo’s decreased. Apple’s

stock

price fluctuated wildly throughout the

period

and Google’s stayed relatively unchanged. Facebook started the

period

with a

stock

market valuation of approximately 7,500 and

this

consistently moved up in value

year

on

year

to reach a peak of around 20,000 in 2016. Yahoo began the recorded

period

with a very similar value to Facebook, but

in contrast

, its

stock

devalued every

year

, until it reached a low of about 2,500 in 2016. Apple

stock

was valued at just below 5,000 in 2011 and

this

jumped dramatically to nearly 35,000 the following

year

, before plummeting to around 7,000 in 2013. It recovered slightly in 2014 to around 12,000 and

subsequently

fell to a price of just over 5,000 in 2016. Google’s shares remained at around 1,000 for the entire

period

. The graph above shows the

stock

price of four technology companies between 2011 and 2016. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.