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Arqule Inc

ARQL · Chemicals & Drugs · NASDAQ · in our data October 16, 1996 to January 15, 2020 (23.2 years)

The first trading day in our data for Arqule Inc is October 16, 1996 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on December 19, 2019, the market valued it at $2.5 billion. It left the market when it was bought or merged, last trading at $20.00, -46.7% from its split-adjusted high. Holders got whatever the deal paid, which is not in our price data.

1996-102020-01
Peak market value$2.5 billionDecember 19, 2019
Highest split-adjusted share price$37.50February 17, 2000
Last share price$20.00January 15, 2020
From its split-adjusted high to the end-46.7%
Return over the days in our data+50.9%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-56.3%October 2, 2012

Share prices are adjusted for splits and other share changes, so the high and the last price compare like for like; the peak market value is as it was on the day. The return covers the trading days in our data only: it does not include what holders received, or lost, after the last trade (a merger payout, a bankruptcy), and it does not reach back before 1996.

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Also gone in 2020: Chemicals & Drugs