Public Company Equities Week of August 31 – September 4
For the week of August 31 – September 4, the Georgia public firms index dropped 1.7% this week in price. The index is down -1.9% YTD.
For the week of August 31 – September 4, the Georgia public firms index dropped 1.7% this week in price. The index is down -1.9% YTD.
For the week of August 31 – September 4, the index comprising 30 bonds was up 2.1% Year-to-Date, staying stagnant since last week with no change YTD.
Total preliminary initial unemployment claims were down 11% from the previous week. The industries with the largest upticks in new claims was Real Estate and Rental and Leasing seeing a 122% increase in new claims, while the Retail Trade industry saw a 28% decrease in new weekly initial claims since last week.
For the week of August 24-28, the Georgia public firms index increased 1.5% this week in price. The index is down +1.9% YTD, an increase of 190 points.
For the week of August 24-28, the index comprising 30 bonds was up 2.1% Year-to-Date, a decrease of 0.2 percentage points since last week.
For the week of August 17-21, the index comprising 30 bonds was up 2.3% Year-to-Date, a decrease of 0.3 percentage points since last week.
For the week of August 17-21, the Georgia public firms index dropped 1.8% this week in price. The index is down -1.8% YTD, a setback of 130 points.
Total preliminary initial unemployment claims were down 7% from the previous week. The industries with the largest upticks in new claims was Health Care and Social Assistance seeing a 15% increase in new claims, while the Transportation and Warehousing industry saw a 49% decrease in new weekly initial claims since last week.
Total preliminary initial unemployment claims were down 7% from the previous week. The industries with the largest upticks in new claims include Transportation & Warehousing as well as Educational Services, which may reflect the impact of current conflicts regarding the opening and closing of schools.
For the week of August 10-14, the Georgia public firms index rose 1.6% this week in price. The index is down -0.5% YTD, an improvement of 250 points.
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