What does it mean that a Stock Share price on the London Stock...

Exchange is 133.50 (in British Pounds)? Does that mean, to buy 1 share it costs £133.50 per share? Does that include commission too?

Here's a chart for the stock I'm talking about:
<http://www.gwpharm.com/investors_share_charts.asp>

. . . if I understood the question correctly.

TYY

How do you find out if a company tends to split it's stock? Past history?:evilfrown:

forums are good for all this stuff. There's a UK version too if you want to ask about UK stock/SE.

Nearly all British stocks are quoted in pence (and I have specifically checked for that stock). Although the graph you linked to doesn't specify either way, if you see a prices given as 'GBX' that means pence; 'GBP' means pounds.

So it will be £1.33 per share. No, the price won't include commission, nor the 0.5% stamp duty you pay when purchasing shares. You'll need to talk to a dealer to find out commission rates (also be aware that London prices will have a 'buy' (or 'ask') and 'sell' (or 'bid') price - and the difference is not your dealer's commission either - it's where the market makers make their money. Currently that share is 128p bid, 131p ask - so you could buy it at 131p, or sell it at 128p).

Given the value of the dollar if they bought stocks 5 years ago they have actually lost 30% to them the DOW is still at 7000.