First Financial Corp. (THFF:NSQ) shares unsteady in August

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Shares in First Financial Corp. (THFF:NSQ) were unsteady on Wall Street in August.

The lowest share price reached in month was $35.84 compared to a high of $38.59.

First Financial Corp. employs 900 people and has reported $66,540,000 in income as of Aug. 30.

Despite a tumultuous year with the COVID-19 pandemic, the US stock market overall remained strong in 2021.

Tony Despirito at investment firm BlackRock said the U.S. stock market overall remained strong, despite the tumultuous years during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Overall, companies... beat analyst expectations on both earnings per share and revenue growth. But the latter [was] particularly strong.”

Unfortunately, 2022 proved to be a devastating year for the U.S. stock market. “This [was] an absolutely shocking year with no place to hide,” Aoifinn Devitt, Moneta's chief investment officer, said.

Rate hikes to mitigate the effects of inflation, as well as global issues related to war and the pandemic, were blamed for the downturn in the U.S. stock market and economy.

Nothing in this article is to be assumed as financial advice.

Shares are considered unsteady when they change more than 3% both up and down during the time frame.

Individual companies can have several different types of shares across many stock markets. It is possible for different types of shares to see different results on the market.

Share price of First Financial Corp. stocks in August

DateShare Asking Price
Aug. 30$36.72
Aug. 28$36.52
Aug. 25$36.04
Aug. 24$36.43
Aug. 22$35.84
Aug. 18$37.16
Aug. 16$36.68
Aug. 14$37.78
Aug. 11$37.95
Aug. 10$37.99
Aug. 8$38.59
Aug. 4$38.18
Aug. 3$38.27
Aug. 1$38.41

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