closing price
noun
: the price of a stock or bond at the end of a day
the previous day's closing price
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The number is especially sobering given that Ritter’s metric measures from the first-day closing price (which is almost always higher than the official offer price), and excludes nonconventional IPOs like reverse mergers.
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Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
The sales, if executed, would total more than $2 billion at oil’s Wednesday closing price.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2026
In Thursday's pre-market, the stock traded around $432 a share, a 1.36% decrease from Wednesday’s closing price.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
The purchase price represents an 8% premium over Air Lease’s last closing price.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 2 Sep. 2025
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Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
The sales, if executed, would total more than $2 billion at oil’s Wednesday closing price.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2026
In Thursday's pre-market, the stock traded around $432 a share, a 1.36% decrease from Wednesday’s closing price.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
The purchase price represents an 8% premium over Air Lease’s last closing price.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Closing price.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closing%20price. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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