Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide

Issue 6
Alphabetical List of Field Definitions - M
This item is available at the security level and is only available for 1999 and subsequent years.
Market Price – Week High
Stock Data, Annual Item, Weekly Time Series; Field 05081
All Industries:
MARKET PRICE – WEEK HIGH represents the high price for the week represented by the weekly time
series code/frequency on the record. Week 1 (W001 Time series code/frequency) represent the first week
of the calendar year that ends on a Friday (for example, W024 time series code/frequency in the year
2000 represents the week ending Friday, 06/16/2000.
This item is available at the security level and is only available for 1999 and subsequent years.
Market Price – Week Low
Stock Data, Annual Item, Weekly Time Series; Field 05082
All Industries:
MARKET PRICE – WEEK LOW represents the low price for the week represented by the weekly time
series code/frequency on the record. Week 1 (W001 Time series code/frequency) represent the first week
of the calendar year that ends on a Friday (for example, W024 time series code/frequency in the year
2000 represents the week ending Friday, 06/16/2000.
This item is available at the security level and is only available for 1999 and subsequent years.
Market Price - Year End
Stock Data, Annual Item; Field 05001
All Industries:
MARKET PRICE - YEAR END represents the closing price of the company's stock at December 31 for
U.S. Corporations. For non-U.S. corporations, this item represents the closing price of the company's
stock at their fiscal year end.
For companies with more than one type of common/ordinary share, Market Price - Year End represents
the price of the share identified in field 06005 - Type of Share.
This item is also available at the security level for 1987 and subsequent years and is shown per 1,000 shares
for Brazilian companies.
Footnotes:
AA. No price available
B. Price taken as of the closest available date
BB. No price available - trading suspended
N. Monthly prices currently not available on Worldscope
NL. Shares not listed on the stock exchange
Market Price - Year End - Mult Share 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Stock Data, Annual Item; Fields 20042, 20142, 20242, 20342, 20442, 20542, 20642, respectively
All Industries:
MARKET PRICE - YEAR END - MULT SHARE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 represents the closing price of each type
of common/ordinary share at December 31 for U.S. Corporations. For non-U.S. corporations, this item
represents the closing price for each type of common/ordinary share at company's fiscal year end. Where
trade prices are not available bid prices are taken.
Data for these fields are generally not available prior to 1987.
These items are shown per 1,000 shares for Brazilian companies.
See definition for MARKET PRICE - YEAR END for a list of available footnotes for this item.
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