General Electric Up Over 8%, on Pace for Largest Percent Increase Since April 2015 -- Data Talk

General Electric Company (GE) is currently at $7.90, up $0.62 or 8.52%

-- Would be highest close since Nov. 29, 2018 when it closed at $7.94

-- On pace for largest percent increase since April 10, 2015 when it rose 10.8%

-- Earlier Wednesday, Bloomberg reported that GE "confidentially" filed for an initial public offering of its health-care unit. Barron's has estimated that the health-care division could be worth up to $60 billion on a stand-alone basis

-- Up 5.33% month-to-date

-- Down 54.73% year-to-date; on pace for worst year since 2008 when it fell 56.3%

-- Down 86.83% from its all-time closing high of $60.00 on Aug. 28, 2000

-- Down 54.73% from 52 weeks ago (Dec. 20, 2017), when it closed at $17.45

-- Down 58.46% from its 52 week closing high of $19.02 on Jan. 11, 2018

-- Up 17.73% from its 52 week closing low of $6.71 on Dec. 12, 2018

-- Best performer in the S&P 500 today

-- Most active stock in the S&P 500 today

All data as of 11:02:58 AM

Source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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December 19, 2018 11:28 ET (16:28 GMT)

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