Net change

Net change

This is the difference between a day's last trade and the previous day's last trade.

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net change

The points or dollars by which the closing price of a security or a security average has changed from the closing price on the last previous day it traded. For example, a net change of -.50 indicates a 50¢-per-share decline from the last previous closing price to the present closing price. Also called change, price change.

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Net change. The difference between the closing price of a stock, bond, or mutual fund, or the last price of a commodity contract, and the closing price on the previous day is reported as net change. It may also simply be referred to as change.

When a stock has gained in value, the positive net change is expressed with a plus sign and a number, such as +0.50, meaning that the price was up 50 cents from the previous trading day.

On days that a stock falls, the negative net change is expressed with a minus sign and a number, such as -1, meaning that the price was a dollar lower.