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
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