$data <<EOF
04/1996	5.48	5.48	5.48	5.48	0.00%
05/1996	5.48	5.85	5.39	5.80	5.95%
06/1996	5.80	6.11	5.77	5.85	0.83%
07/1996	5.85	5.98	5.27	5.57	-4.86%
08/1996	5.57	5.95	5.57	5.85	5.05%
09/1996	5.85	6.67	5.76	6.49	10.93%
10/1996	6.49	6.85	6.41	6.56	1.08%
11/1996	6.56	7.63	6.56	7.63	16.42%
12/1996	7.63	8.56	7.19	8.50	11.34%
01/1997	8.50	10.61	8.12	10.61	24.81%
02/1997	10.61	10.89	10.10	10.42	-1.81%
03/1997	10.42	11.12	9.72	10.20	-2.09%
04/1997	10.20	13.17	9.81	13.17	29.07%
05/1997	13.17	13.77	12.50	13.72	4.22%
06/1997	13.72	14.73	13.23	14.17	3.26%
07/1997	14.17	17.32	13.96	16.55	16.82%
08/1997	16.55	17.45	15.02	15.02	-9.27%
09/1997	15.02	16.17	14.77	15.20	1.23%
10/1997	15.20	15.91	13.74	14.38	-5.42%
11/1997	14.38	15.98	14.16	15.98	11.11%
12/1997	15.98	16.67	14.00	14.69	-8.08%
01/1998	14.69	17.26	14.51	17.26	17.49%
02/1998	17.26	20.00	17.26	20.00	15.93%
03/1998	20.00	21.33	18.13	20.79	3.93%
04/1998	20.79	22.62	20.57	20.81	0.09%
05/1998	20.81	20.81	18.47	19.68	-5.41%
06/1998	19.68	24.75	19.03	24.75	25.71%
07/1998	24.75	27.16	24.73	25.88	4.60%
08/1998	25.88	25.95	23.14	23.14	-10.62%
09/1998	23.14	24.41	21.35	23.92	3.37%
10/1998	23.92	23.92	18.53	22.75	-4.86%
11/1998	22.75	27.29	22.39	26.91	18.26%
12/1998	26.91	31.32	26.40	29.85	10.93%
01/1999	29.85	38.08	29.85	38.08	27.57%
02/1999	38.08	38.25	32.55	34.00	-10.70%
03/1999	34.00	44.00	34.00	44.00	29.41%
04/1999	44.00	44.25	38.03	39.75	-9.66%
05/1999	39.75	39.75	36.45	38.88	-2.20%
06/1999	38.88	42.50	37.50	42.25	8.68%
07/1999	42.25	49.23	41.23	41.45	-1.89%
08/1999	41.45	45.48	38.55	43.25	4.34%
09/1999	43.25	46.60	42.05	42.05	-2.77%
10/1999	42.05	44.95	40.00	44.25	5.23%
11/1999	44.25	45.70	41.20	44.65	0.90%
12/1999	44.65	58.60	44.65	57.85	29.56%
01/2000	57.85	57.85	48.55	48.55	-16.08%
02/2000	48.55	55.20	45.80	46.50	-4.22%
03/2000	46.50	59.00	46.50	54.50	17.20%
04/2000	54.50	54.50	37.15	38.25	-29.82%
05/2000	38.25	40.10	33.40	34.25	-10.46%
06/2000	34.25	43.45	34.25	41.00	19.71%
07/2000	41.00	43.25	36.00	38.00	-7.32%
08/2000	38.00	41.45	37.40	40.00	5.26%
09/2000	40.00	40.15	33.55	33.55	-16.13%
10/2000	33.55	40.75	29.60	40.70	21.31%
11/2000	40.70	42.00	33.75	33.75	-17.08%
12/2000	33.75	33.95	23.35	23.35	-30.81%
01/2001	23.35	34.80	23.35	33.78	44.65%
02/2001	33.78	34.35	30.30	32.00	-5.26%
03/2001	32.00	32.65	28.00	31.35	-2.03%
04/2001	31.35	39.00	29.55	39.00	24.40%
05/2001	39.00	41.25	38.50	41.20	5.64%
06/2001	41.20	44.10	38.90	42.50	3.16%
07/2001	42.50	42.50	37.25	38.25	-10.00%
08/2001	38.25	38.25	31.15	31.50	-17.65%
09/2001	31.50	33.15	26.15	27.80	-11.75%
10/2001	27.80	35.48	27.80	32.70	17.63%
11/2001	32.70	38.25	32.70	35.70	9.17%
12/2001	35.70	38.50	35.70	38.25	7.14%
01/2002	38.25	39.50	35.85	36.70	-4.05%
02/2002	36.70	36.70	32.90	34.15	-6.95%
03/2002	34.15	36.75	34.05	34.50	1.02%
04/2002	34.50	34.50	29.25	29.25	-15.22%
05/2002	29.25	30.58	27.45	28.40	-2.91%
06/2002	28.40	29.75	26.55	28.10	-1.06%
07/2002	28.10	28.15	21.70	23.85	-15.12%
08/2002	23.85	27.35	22.50	25.60	7.34%
09/2002	25.60	25.60	22.05	22.05	-13.87%
10/2002	22.05	27.00	22.05	26.90	22.00%
11/2002	26.90	29.55	26.35	29.03	7.90%
12/2002	29.03	29.35	25.40	25.40	-12.49%
01/2003	25.40	26.80	22.35	22.35	-12.01%
02/2003	22.35	23.30	21.40	22.00	-1.57%
03/2003	22.00	25.10	20.50	22.50	2.27%
04/2003	22.50	24.50	22.50	22.90	1.78%
05/2003	22.90	23.35	20.55	21.10	-7.86%
06/2003	21.10	22.70	20.35	22.50	6.64%
07/2003	22.50	24.50	22.30	23.85	6.00%
08/2003	23.85	24.35	22.50	24.05	0.84%
09/2003	24.05	26.07	24.05	24.15	0.42%
10/2003	24.15	25.30	22.60	22.60	-6.42%
11/2003	22.60	23.30	21.20	21.45	-5.09%
12/2003	21.45	22.02	21.25	21.95	2.33%
01/2004	21.95	22.77	21.45	22.21	1.18%
02/2004	22.21	22.30	20.88	21.15	-4.77%
03/2004	21.15	21.70	19.50	20.30	-4.02%
04/2004	20.30	23.24	20.20	22.20	9.36%
05/2004	22.20	22.20	21.30	21.50	-3.15%
06/2004	21.50	23.54	21.28	23.39	8.79%
07/2004	23.39	23.87	22.35	23.87	2.05%
08/2004	23.87	23.87	21.95	22.25	-6.79%
09/2004	22.25	22.68	22.10	22.30	0.22%
10/2004	22.30	23.11	21.64	21.97	-1.48%
11/2004	21.97	23.20	20.10	20.24	-7.87%
12/2004	20.24	20.55	19.74	19.74	-2.47%
01/2005	19.74	20.54	19.74	20.22	2.43%
02/2005	20.22	20.54	18.92	18.92	-6.43%
03/2005	18.92	19.35	18.32	18.69	-1.22%
04/2005	18.69	19.55	18.65	19.40	3.80%
05/2005	19.40	20.91	19.31	20.91	7.78%
06/2005	20.91	21.15	20.40	20.75	0.77%
07/2005	20.75	21.70	20.54	21.20	2.17%
08/2005	21.20	22.40	21.20	22.06	4.06%
09/2005	22.06	22.06	20.90	21.27	-3.58%
10/2005	21.27	21.40	20.16	21.30	0.14%
11/2005	21.30	23.87	21.30	23.46	10.14%
12/2005	23.46	23.99	22.20	22.20	-5.37%
01/2006	22.20	23.13	21.38	23.01	3.65%
02/2006	23.01	23.01	22.15	22.61	-1.74%
03/2006	22.61	23.15	22.33	22.50	0.49%
04/2006	22.50	22.70	19.27	19.27	-14.36%
05/2006	19.27	19.27	17.77	18.13	-5.92%
06/2006	18.13	18.65	17.17	18.26	0.72%
07/2006	18.26	19.14	17.64	18.92	3.61%
08/2006	18.92	20.25	18.79	20.08	6.13%
09/2006	20.08	21.60	19.98	21.60	7.57%
10/2006	21.60	22.79	21.40	22.40	3.70%
11/2006	22.40	23.37	22.19	22.19	0.94%
12/2006	22.19	22.99	21.65	22.40	0.95%
01/2007	22.40	24.25	22.33	23.58	5.27%
02/2007	23.58	23.58	21.18	21.18	-10.18%
03/2007	21.18	21.27	20.40	20.70	-2.27%
04/2007	20.70	22.24	20.70	22.06	6.57%
05/2007	22.06	23.15	22.06	22.88	3.72%
06/2007	22.88	22.96	21.75	21.75	-4.94%
07/2007	21.75	22.80	21.32	21.50	-1.15%
08/2007	21.50	21.50	20.64	21.12	-1.77%
09/2007	21.12	21.30	20.12	20.52	-2.84%
10/2007	20.52	25.45	20.52	25.45	24.03%
11/2007	25.45	25.65	22.44	22.85	-10.22%
12/2007	22.85	24.95	22.30	24.42	6.87%
01/2008	24.42	24.42	21.51	21.70	-11.14%
02/2008	21.70	21.70	18.05	18.05	-16.82%
03/2008	18.05	18.80	17.77	18.09	0.22%
04/2008	18.09	20.30	17.85	18.70	3.37%
05/2008	18.70	19.63	17.80	18.27	-2.30%
06/2008	18.27	19.09	17.44	17.69	-3.17%
07/2008	17.69	17.69	15.83	16.82	-4.92%
08/2008	16.82	19.00	16.20	18.71	11.24%
09/2008	18.71	19.48	16.89	18.40	-1.66%
10/2008	18.40	19.80	15.63	17.82	-3.15%
11/2008	17.82	18.04	14.70	15.90	-10.77%
12/2008	15.90	16.27	13.42	13.54	-14.84%
01/2009	13.54	15.53	13.28	13.47	0.52%
02/2009	13.47	15.39	12.77	12.77	-5.20%
03/2009	12.77	14.00	11.99	14.00	9.63%
04/2009	14.00	15.67	13.79	15.30	9.29%
05/2009	15.30	15.30	14.10	14.50	-5.23%
06/2009	14.50	17.28	14.50	16.97	17.03%
07/2009	16.97	18.01	15.95	16.75	-1.30%
08/2009	16.75	17.31	16.37	17.10	2.09%
09/2009	17.10	17.85	16.80	17.55	2.63%
10/2009	17.55	19.35	16.75	18.87	7.52%
11/2009	18.87	20.14	18.74	19.39	2.76%
12/2009	19.39	21.84	19.39	21.80	12.43%
01/2010	21.80	21.80	20.28	20.28	-6.97%
02/2010	20.28	21.25	20.28	21.06	3.82%
03/2010	21.06	22.71	20.81	21.72	3.16%
04/2010	21.72	23.50	21.13	23.09	6.31%
05/2010	23.09	23.49	20.89	21.02	-8.96%
06/2010	21.02	21.99	19.19	19.21	-8.61%
07/2010	19.21	20.12	18.51	19.61	2.06%
08/2010	19.61	19.87	18.60	18.60	-5.15%
09/2010	18.60	19.40	17.97	18.04	-2.98%
10/2010	18.04	19.41	17.40	19.41	7.57%
11/2010	19.41	19.68	18.79	19.44	0.15%
12/2010	19.44	21.56	19.44	21.25	9.34%
01/2011	21.25	21.93	20.23	20.23	-4.82%
02/2011	20.23	20.84	19.28	19.28	-4.67%
03/2011	19.28	19.28	17.69	17.94	-6.95%
04/2011	17.94	18.37	17.17	17.17	-4.29%
05/2011	17.17	18.13	17.13	17.25	0.47%
06/2011	17.25	17.81	16.37	17.81	3.22%
07/2011	17.81	19.55	17.81	19.17	7.64%
08/2011	19.17	19.17	16.70	18.45	-3.76%
09/2011	18.45	20.07	17.83	18.78	1.79%
10/2011	18.78	19.88	18.59	19.20	2.26%
11/2011	19.20	19.79	18.36	19.00	-1.07%
12/2011	19.00	20.13	18.80	20.05	5.55%
01/2012	20.05	22.97	20.05	22.51	12.26%
02/2012	22.51	24.06	22.51	23.77	5.61%
03/2012	23.77	25.10	23.77	24.18	1.70%
04/2012	24.18	24.81	23.13	24.16	0.07%
05/2012	24.16	24.20	22.94	23.69	-1.95%
06/2012	23.69	24.34	22.75	24.06	1.58%
07/2012	24.06	24.86	23.60	23.95	0.48%
08/2012	23.95	24.98	23.88	24.55	2.51%
09/2012	24.55	24.75	23.20	23.20	-5.48%
10/2012	23.20	23.20	21.40	22.07	-4.88%
11/2012	22.07	23.38	20.42	20.42	-7.48%
12/2012	20.42	21.10	20.21	20.37	0.24%
01/2013	20.37	20.95	19.88	20.27	0.50%
02/2013	20.27	21.34	20.24	21.34	5.29%
03/2013	21.34	22.25	21.33	22.25	4.26%
04/2013	22.25	24.99	21.79	24.99	12.31%
05/2013	24.99	27.17	24.99	27.17	8.72%
06/2013	27.17	27.17	25.42	26.62	-2.01%
07/2013	26.62	27.66	23.66	24.05	-9.66%
08/2013	24.05	25.85	23.64	25.13	4.47%
09/2013	25.13	25.40	23.62	24.45	-2.69%
10/2013	24.45	26.11	24.30	26.11	6.79%
11/2013	26.11	28.16	26.11	28.12	7.69%
12/2013	28.12	28.43	26.00	26.97	-4.09%
01/2014	26.97	27.98	25.90	27.98	3.76%
02/2014	27.98	27.98	26.60	27.79	0.68%
03/2014	27.79	29.98	27.21	29.98	7.86%
04/2014	29.98	30.01	28.27	29.07	-3.02%
05/2014	29.07	29.81	27.91	29.81	2.55%
06/2014	29.81	30.90	29.57	30.64	2.79%
07/2014	30.64	33.32	30.56	32.33	5.49%
08/2014	32.33	34.44	31.86	34.44	6.53%
09/2014	34.44	36.71	34.18	36.63	6.38%
10/2014	36.63	37.31	33.23	37.31	1.86%
11/2014	37.31	39.82	37.31	38.49	3.15%
12/2014	38.49	39.84	36.61	38.96	1.22%
01/2015	38.96	41.95	36.32	36.32	-6.78%
02/2015	36.32	39.22	35.96	39.14	7.76%
03/2015	39.14	39.88	37.51	38.10	-2.64%
04/2015	38.10	44.61	36.82	43.89	15.19%
05/2015	43.89	43.89	40.89	42.97	-2.10%
06/2015	42.97	43.64	39.68	39.69	-7.62%
07/2015	39.69	43.17	39.69	42.47	7.01%
08/2015	42.47	44.01	36.20	39.14	-7.85%
09/2015	39.14	39.72	37.45	39.17	0.09%
10/2015	39.17	48.73	39.17	48.11	22.83%
11/2015	48.11	51.95	48.11	51.95	7.97%
12/2015	51.95	52.78	48.94	51.59	0.69%
01/2016	51.59	51.59	45.27	50.70	-1.73%
02/2016	50.70	50.70	43.28	47.33	-6.63%
03/2016	47.33	48.80	45.83	48.60	2.68%
04/2016	48.60	49.89	43.75	43.75	-9.98%
05/2016	43.75	47.03	43.35	47.00	7.43%
06/2016	47.00	47.12	43.90	46.22	-1.66%
07/2016	46.22	51.61	46.00	50.60	9.47%
08/2016	50.60	52.38	50.26	51.45	1.69%
09/2016	51.45	52.03	49.97	51.26	0.38%
10/2016	51.26	56.00	51.26	54.90	7.11%
11/2016	54.90	57.62	53.16	57.12	4.04%
12/2016	57.12	61.05	55.54	59.80	4.70%
01/2017	59.80	61.40	58.19	59.71	0.16%
02/2017	59.71	61.50	58.53	60.16	0.76%
03/2017	60.16	61.90	59.61	61.90	2.89%
04/2017	61.90	62.53	61.03	62.53	1.01%
05/2017	62.53	63.90	60.63	62.24	0.45%
06/2017	62.24	64.22	59.50	60.38	-3.00%
07/2017	60.38	64.30	59.90	62.09	2.84%
08/2017	62.09	62.95	60.10	62.95	1.38%
09/2017	62.95	63.25	61.53	62.99	0.06%
10/2017	62.99	72.75	62.99	71.83	14.03%
11/2017	71.83	72.77	69.84	70.88	-1.32%
12/2017	70.88	73.95	69.39	71.70	1.16%
01/2018	71.70	76.13	71.00	76.13	6.18%
02/2018	76.13	78.14	68.63	78.14	2.64%
03/2018	78.14	78.23	72.00	73.04	-6.53%
04/2018	73.04	78.68	72.66	78.00	6.79%
05/2018	78.00	85.39	78.00	85.39	9.47%
06/2018	85.39	88.18	83.69	85.26	0.15%
07/2018	85.26	94.26	84.87	91.06	6.80%
08/2018	91.06	96.64	90.87	96.43	5.90%
09/2018	96.43	98.40	93.10	98.40	2.04%
10/2018	98.40	99.89	90.80	95.00	-3.46%
11/2018	95.00	97.48	89.05	97.20	2.32%
12/2018	97.20	98.41	84.59	89.02	-8.42%
01/2019	89.02	94.60	86.65	91.81	3.13%
02/2019	91.81	99.13	89.76	98.81	7.62%
03/2019	98.81	105.17	97.36	104.70	5.96%
04/2019	104.70	116.24	104.70	116.18	10.96%
05/2019	116.18	116.18	109.70	110.76	-4.67%
06/2019	110.76	121.42	107.00	117.66	6.23%
07/2019	117.66	127.10	117.66	124.62	5.92%
08/2019	124.62	124.98	117.90	124.76	0.11%
09/2019	124.76	127.52	123.28	127.52	2.21%
10/2019	127.52	130.00	122.06	128.86	1.05%
11/2019	128.86	138.58	128.40	137.44	6.66%
12/2019	137.44	142.08	133.82	141.80	3.17%
01/2020	141.80	155.16	141.52	153.78	8.45%
02/2020	153.78	173.58	142.94	142.94	-7.05%
03/2020	142.94	150.86	126.60	146.10	2.21%
04/2020	146.10	163.42	140.78	163.00	11.57%
05/2020	163.00	173.00	162.94	164.34	0.82%
06/2020	164.34	180.00	161.88	179.14	9.01%
07/2020	179.14	189.12	170.44	170.44	-4.86%
08/2020	170.44	191.74	170.44	189.04	10.91%
09/2020	189.04	196.26	167.14	180.06	-4.75%
10/2020	180.06	190.26	171.98	171.98	-4.49%
11/2020	171.98	188.94	171.98	177.70	3.33%
12/2020	177.70	184.66	174.26	182.86	2.90%
01/2021	182.86	199.26	175.14	190.90	4.40%
02/2021	190.90	203.00	189.14	193.64	1.44%
03/2021	193.64	202.85	188.78	200.90	3.75%
04/2021	200.90	217.20	200.90	209.35	4.21%
05/2021	209.35	209.35	197.94	204.05	-2.53%
06/2021	204.05	228.20	202.00	228.20	11.84%
07/2021	228.20	245.70	228.20	240.00	5.17%
08/2021	240.00	260.00	240.00	256.80	7.00%
09/2021	256.80	258.00	244.25	244.45	-4.81%
10/2021	244.45	285.10	241.95	285.10	16.63%
11/2021	285.10	305.10	283.10	292.10	2.46%
12/2021	292.10	302.90	282.90	302.30	3.49%
01/2022	302.30	302.30	255.00	274.65	-9.15%
02/2022	274.65	277.15	240.00	266.00	-3.15%
03/2022	266.00	284.20	253.00	280.00	5.26%
04/2022	280.00	286.55	254.00	264.90	-5.39%
05/2022	264.90	273.00	238.00	255.00	-3.74%
06/2022	255.00	256.70	230.50	246.45	-3.35%
07/2022	246.45	275.60	246.40	275.60	11.83%
08/2022	275.60	288.60	261.05	261.05	-5.28%
09/2022	261.05	262.95	238.00	238.00	-8.83%
10/2022	238.00	252.80	227.80	235.00	-1.26%
11/2022	235.00	244.05	219.60	244.05	3.85%
12/2022	244.05	244.05	221.30	223.60	-8.38%
01/2023	223.60	229.40	210.90	227.00	1.52%
02/2023	227.00	254.50	227.00	235.80	3.88%
03/2023	235.80	265.20	231.10	265.20	12.47%
04/2023	265.20	277.40	251.65	277.40	4.60%
05/2023	277.40	313.25	275.55	309.05	11.41%
06/2023	309.05	319.00	300.55	312.15	1.00%
07/2023	312.15	320.55	300.75	304.40	-2.48%
08/2023	304.40	307.95	290.70	302.00	0.79%
09/2023	302.00	318.55	294.50	299.10	0.96%
10/2023	299.10	322.25	299.10	319.20	6.72%
11/2023	319.20	348.00	319.20	348.00	9.02%
12/2023	348.00	348.00	332.90	339.90	-2.33%
01/2024	339.90	378.20	336.20	368.75	8.49%
02/2024	368.75	390.00	368.75	383.00	3.86%
03/2024	383.00	396.05	367.70	389.45	1.68%
04/2024	389.45	399.15	365.65	365.65	-6.11%
05/2024	365.65	398.35	365.65	381.35	4.29%
06/2024	381.35	423.40	378.20	418.00	9.61%
07/2024	418.00	431.05	386.80	386.80	-7.46%
08/2024	386.80	386.80	360.15	376.50	-2.66%
09/2024	376.50	393.20	362.50	384.70	2.18%
10/2024	384.70	402.80	373.20	375.05	-2.51%
11/2024	375.05	409.00	375.05	400.00	6.65%
12/2024	400.00	433.55	400.00	408.60	2.15%
01/2025	408.60	428.75	400.50	401.55	-1.73%
02/2025	401.55	401.55	378.15	379.05	-5.60%
03/2025	379.05	379.05	346.45	346.45	-8.60%
04/2025	346.45	358.60	321.00	344.10	0.68%
05/2025	344.10	408.00	344.10	406.50	18.13%
06/2025	406.50	424.45	403.45	424.00	4.31%
07/2025	424.00	467.00	417.00	467.00	10.14%
08/2025	467.00	467.00	428.30	434.80	-6.90%
09/2025	434.80	441.90	421.90	440.65	1.35%
10/2025	440.65	465.10	437.40	448.85	1.86%
11/2025	448.85	448.85	409.30	424.30	-5.47%
12/2025	424.30	424.30	404.50	413.20	-2.62%
EOF

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set term pdf font "sans,20"
set output "Microsoft_stock_price.pdf"
set grid
set key top left
set xdata time
set timefmt "%m/%Y"
set format x "%b %Y"
set xtics rotate by -90 
set xtics 365.25*24*60*60/1	# 1 tics per year

wd = 15.25*24*60*60	# 15.25 days box width
set style fill transparent solid 0.8
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