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The general recovery in the stock markets led to a very good performance by Linde shares in 2009. With a 40.6 percent increase in price, our shares were, as in 2008, among the top ten in the DAX-30 share index. Linde shares also performed well in comparison with most other indices.
Linde share performance in 2009 compared with indices
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Capital market-based figures | ||||||||||||
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2009 |
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2008 | ||||||
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Shares with dividend entitlement for the financial year |
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No. |
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168,907,0962 |
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168,492,496 | ||||||
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Year-end closing price |
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€ |
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84.16 |
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59.85 | ||||||
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Year high |
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€ |
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87.95 |
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97.90 | ||||||
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Year low |
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€ |
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49.66 |
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46.51 | ||||||
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Total dividend Linde AG |
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€ million |
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304 |
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303 | ||||||
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Market capitalisation1 |
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€ million |
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14,215 |
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10,084 | ||||||
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Average weekly volume |
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No. |
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4,095,325 |
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5,864,996 | ||||||
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Volatility1 (200 days) |
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in % |
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26.2 |
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50.5 | ||||||
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Information per share |
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Cash dividend |
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€ |
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1.80 |
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1.80 | ||||||
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Dividend yield |
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in % |
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2.1 |
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3.0 | ||||||
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Operating cash flow |
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€ |
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12.68 |
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11.13 | ||||||
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Earnings3 |
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€ |
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4.58 |
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5.46 | ||||||
