Reed Elsevier (REL) Share Price

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Reed Elsevier Prices
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Reed Elsevier (REL) share price history chart
Current Price:  
514.50p
on 09-03-2010 at 16:35:16
Change:   0.50p fall 0.10 %
Buy:   514.50p
Sell:   515.00p
   
Reed Elsevier (REL) Price Details (LSE MAIN Listed Equity)
Last Trade: Buy 368 at 514.50p Days Range: 514.50 - 522.04p
Cumulative Volume: 6,746,136 52wk Range: 420.00 - 543.00p
Last Close: 515.00p Market Capitalisation:* £ 6.24 bn
Open: 516.00p VWAP: -
ISIN: GB00B2B0DG97 Shares in Issue: 1.21 bn
Sector:  Media    Listed in:  FTSE All ShareFTSEurofirst 300FTSE 100FTSE 350
Recent Trade History
Buy/SellVolumePriceTrade CodeTrade TypeTrade Time
Buy368514.50pZE001XZNGHAutomated Trade16:29:53 - 09/03
Buy53960517.47pZE001XZOTYNegotiated Trade -Immediate Publication16:51:44 - 09/03
Sell9514.50pZE001XZND2Automated Trade16:29:19 - 09/03
Buy35758518.62pZE001XZOSWNegotiated Trade -Immediate Publication16:44:29 - 09/03
Sell918514.50pZE001XZOSDNegotiated Trade -Immediate Publication16:40:26 - 09/03
Sell48500514.50pZE001XZORQNegotiated Trade -Immediate Publication16:39:40 - 09/03
Share Price History for Reed Elsevier 
Time period :  to     Frequency :    
Date Open High Low Close Volume
9 Mar 2010 (Tue) 516.00 522.04 514.50 515.00 6,746,136
8 Mar 2010 (Mon) 513.50 515.50 510.50 511.00 3,190,574
5 Mar 2010 (Fri) 505.50 513.50 504.00 503.50 6,168,549
4 Mar 2010 (Thu) 504.50 506.08 502.00 505.00 5,311,758
3 Mar 2010 (Wed) 507.50 510.62 503.50 506.50 6,527,636
2 Mar 2010 (Tue) 500.00 509.50 497.50 498.00 5,712,433
1 Mar 2010 (Mon) 495.30 498.20 492.50 492.00 7,118,669
26 Feb 2010 (Fri) 487.50 493.10 486.40 485.80 6,336,799
25 Feb 2010 (Thu) 484.10 490.40 483.50 486.10 6,207,112
24 Feb 2010 (Wed) 487.70 490.00 483.10 488.00 8,412,939
23 Feb 2010 (Tue) 484.40 488.70 481.40 482.20 8,189,791
22 Feb 2010 (Mon) 491.00 491.10 478.00 482.40 5,567,645
19 Feb 2010 (Fri) 484.70 485.20 478.20 486.20 12,244,048
18 Feb 2010 (Thu) 491.00 497.40 483.00 493.50 11,937,717
17 Feb 2010 (Wed) 496.00 496.40 491.10 486.00 9,153,220
16 Feb 2010 (Tue) 489.80 491.70 482.10 486.70 3,482,798
15 Feb 2010 (Mon) 489.20 493.20 485.20 489.00 2,433,720
12 Feb 2010 (Fri) 487.50 493.80 485.30 484.80 6,161,960
11 Feb 2010 (Thu) 485.00 487.70 480.70 483.10 9,013,801
10 Feb 2010 (Wed) 489.90 489.90 481.10 485.80 7,146,849

REL - Reed Elsevier PLC Investor Summary

Reed Elsevier Plc is a global company that is based in London,UK. It has some 35,700 employees of which 19,000 are based in North America. It is a publishing and printing giant as well as a world leader in offering professional information and work solutions in five main sectors: science, medical, legal, risk management and business. It is a holding company with principal investments being its direct 50% shareholding in the Reed Elsevier Group Plc and 39% shareholding in Elsevier Reed BV. Its US subsidiary is Reed Elsevier Capital Plc.

Founded in 1894 by Albert E. Reed, it became a public company in 1903. It has changed its name several times, becoming Reed International Ltd in 1970, Reed International Plc in 1988, and finally Reed Elsevier Plc in 2000. It witnessed rapid growth and expansion after World War Two due to mergers and acquisitions as well as producing industrial magazines through its subsidiary IPC Business Magazines Ltd and consumer magazines through IPC Magazines Ltd. In 1951 Elsevier Press Inc was established in the US.

Its most recent activity is the launch in 2009 of 'eclips Consult', a web site and email designed to make researching medical journals and related information an easier task. It offers journals and books in printed and electronic media which are offered to libraries, scientists and medical professionals as well as to communication businesses in the health sector.

Share performance has showed a historic rise in price per share with share prices in January 2009 closing at 537p, the highest shares have been since January 05 (with 540p per share.)

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