Company Name& scrip code - This column lists the name of the company and the code by which the stock is traded in the exchanges.
Dividend Yield – This states the percentage return on the dividend, calculated as annual dividends per share divided by price per share.
Price/Earnings Ratio - This is calculated by dividing the current stock price by earnings per share from the last four quarters.
Trading Volume - This figure shows the total number of shares traded for the day. This includes both the buy and sells figures.
Day High & Low - This indicates the price range at which the stock has traded at throughout the day. In other words, these are the maximum and the minimum prices that people have paid for the stock.
Close - The close is the last trading price recorded when the market closed on the day. If the closing price is up or down more than 5% than the previous day's close, the entire listing for that stock is bold-faced. Keep in mind, you are not guaranteed to get this price if you buy the stock the next day because the price is constantly changing (even after the exchange is closed for the day). The close is merely an indicator of past performance and except in extreme circumstances serves as a ballpark of what you should expect to pay.
Net Change - This is the dollar value change in the stock price from the previous day's closing price. When you hear about a stock being "up for the day," it means the net change was positive.
Market capitalization - The value of a company is its market capitalization, which is the stock price multiplied by the number of shares outstanding
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