BHP : NYSE
Industry: General Mining
Historic Monthly Stock Performance
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Jan
6
-0.4%
Feb
3
8
+5.1%
Mar
5
6
+2.7%
Apr
4
6
+1.4%
May
4
6
+2.2%
Jun
5
5
+1.3%
Jul
4
6
+3.0%
Aug
6
-0.5%
Sep
+0.4%
Oct
4
6
+3.8%
Nov
5
5
+2.5%
Dec
3
7
+2.0%
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Average Return
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Historical
Performance Jan 2012
 12.5%Jan 2011
 4.2%Jan 2010
9.4%Jan 2009
12.5%Jan 2008
3.5%Jan 2007
3.1%Jan 2006
18.0%Jan 2005
6.2%Jan 2004
6.4%Jan 2003
8.3%Average
0.4%Historical
Performance Feb 2012
3.3%Feb 2011
6.3%Feb 2010
5.7%Feb 2009
3.0%Feb 2008
8.3%Feb 2007
4.7%Feb 2006
8.5%Feb 2005
20.5%Feb 2004
11.8%Feb 2003
6.4%Feb 2002
7.5%Average
5.1%Historical
Performance Mar 2012
5.8%Mar 2011
1.4%Mar 2010
9.5%Mar 2009
22.5%Mar 2008
10.0%Mar 2007
12.9%Mar 2006
10.4%Mar 2005
9.0%Mar 2004
1.7%Mar 2003
1.2%Mar 2002
0.3%Average
2.7%Historical
Performance Apr 2011
5.6%Apr 2010
9.4%Apr 2009
7.9%Apr 2008
22.5%Apr 2007
0.8%Apr 2006
14.3%Apr 2005
9.6%Apr 2004
12.6%Apr 2003
0.5%Apr 2002
5.6%Average
1.4%Historical
Performance May 2011
5.7%May 2010
10.9%May 2009
16.8%May 2008
4.6%May 2007
7.8%May 2006
5.0%May 2005
0.7%May 2004
5.1%May 2003
3.1%May 2002
7.2%Average
2.2%Historical
Performance Jun 2011
0.8%Jun 2010
4.4%Jun 2009
2.7%Jun 2008
1.0%Jun 2007
13.5%Jun 2006
0.5%Jun 2005
8.8%Jun 2004
1.6%Jun 2003
0.8%Jun 2002
4.7%Average
1.3%Historical
Performance Jul 2011
3.3%Jul 2010
16.5%Jul 2009
15.0%Jul 2008
12.4%Jul 2007
2.7%Jul 2006
2.0%Jul 2005
8.5%Jul 2004
5.5%Jul 2003
12.2%Jul 2002
12.6%Average
3.0%Historical
Performance Aug 2011
7.0%Aug 2010
7.9%Aug 2009
1.0%Aug 2008
5.6%Aug 2007
3.0%Aug 2006
0.2%Aug 2005
5.7%Aug 2004
1.2%Aug 2003
9.8%Aug 2002
3.0%Average
0.5%Historical
Performance Sep 2011
22.0%Sep 2010
14.8%Sep 2009
6.0%Sep 2008
26.3%Sep 2007
24.5%Sep 2006
10.0%Sep 2005
9.2%Sep 2004
10.9%Sep 2003
0.6%Sep 2002
2.5%Average
0.4%Historical
Performance Oct 2011
17.5%Oct 2010
8.2%Oct 2009
0.7%Oct 2008
25.2%Oct 2007
11.0%Oct 2006
12.4%Oct 2005
9.2%Oct 2004
0.4%Oct 2003
16.2%Oct 2002
8.5%Average
3.8%Historical
Performance Nov 2011
3.7%Nov 2010
0.2%Nov 2009
14.8%Nov 2008
2.9%Nov 2007
13.1%Nov 2006
2.7%Nov 2005
3.6%Nov 2004
14.9%Nov 2003
0.2%Nov 2002
8.5%Average
2.5%Historical
Performance Dec 2011
6.0%Dec 2010
12.8%Dec 2009
1.7%Dec 2008
7.2%Dec 2007
7.6%Dec 2006
4.1%Dec 2005
3.9%Dec 2004
1.1%Dec 2003
11.0%Dec 2002
0.2%Average
2.0% |
Number of Times Stock Price Decreased
Number of Times Stock Price Increased
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