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Swoon takes toll on Georgia companies

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Aug 9, 2011

Big Georgia companies saw their share prices sink Monday amid the Dow's nosedive. But for most the descent started in the third week of July, then accelerated at the end of last week, as the closing prices below show:

Home Depot

July 21: $36.72

Aug. 4: $31.70

Monday: $28.93

UPS

July 21: $74.40

Aug. 4: $65.23

Monday: $62.40

Coca-Cola

July 21: $69.34

Aug. 4: $65.82

Monday: $65.12

Delta Air Lines

July 21: $8.17

Aug. 4: $7.02

Monday: $6.62

Aflac

July 21: $46.62

Aug. 4: $42.26

Monday: $37.68

SunTrust Banks

July 21: $25.73

Aug. 4: $21.84

Monday: $18.53

Synovus Financial

July 21: $1.98

Aug. 4: $1.64

Monday: $1.25

Southern Company

July 21: $40.80

Aug. 4: $39.28

Monday: $38.33

AGCO

July 21: $48.83

Aug. 4: $40.76

Monday: $35.80

Newell Rubbermaid

July 21: $15.22

Aug. 4: $13.07

Monday: $12.01

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J. Scott Trubey is the senior editor over business, climate and environment coverage at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He previously served as a business reporter for the AJC covering banking, real estate and economic development. He joined the AJC in 2010.

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