On average, the companies' stock had increased by 109 percent between 1977 and the end of 1986.

Also, Culpepper's stock has increased dramatically in the last 48 hours.

But the company's stock had still increased by 120 percent this year.

Since 2000, the spawning stock has increased quite quickly, helped by low fishing pressure.

The stock has increased 26 percent since it split on March 14.

The stock of books is now in excess of 9,500 and will increase each year.

Yet as a group, the stocks of the major airlines have increased by nearly 60 percent since January.

But over the same period, Watson's stock has increased 135 percent.

"By 1990, the stock may increase in value several times," he says.

Johnson & Johnson's stock increased 5.5 percent, or $5.25, to $99.75.