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Mercantile Ord (MRC) stock price history
Every LSE trading session of Mercantile Ord from Sep 29, 1972 to Sep 29, 2026: 13,917 daily bars, adjusted for splits and dividends, with minute bars from Sep 17, 2026 forward. The full series is served by the API: a free key covers the last year, paid plans the whole history and minute bars.
MRC adjusted close, 1972 to 2026
- £15.48
- All time high, 2013
- £2.90
- 52 week high, £2.34 low
- 13,917
- Daily sessions since 1972
Last updated Sep 29, 2026, the last stored session. Refreshes after each trading day. Full 1972 to 2026 series and minute bars.
MRC key facts
- Mercantile Ord (MRC) closed at £2.78 on Sep 29, 2026 on LSE.
- MRC's all time high close is £15.48, set on Dec 30, 2013; its all time low close is £0.0182 on Oct 29, 1976.
- MRC's 52 week range is £2.34 to £2.90.
- MRC returned +11.7% over the year to Sep 29, 2026 and +3.9% over five years.
- Over ten years MRC returned +66%, +5.2% a year compounded.
- MRC's deepest drawdown was -91.8% from Dec 30, 2013 to Mar 19, 2020.
- DataCedar holds 13,917 daily sessions of MRC history from Sep 29, 1972 and minute bars from Sep 17, 2026, adjusted for splits and dividends, served by the API under a key.
MRC price chart, 1972 to 2026
MRC returns
Price return from the last close on or before the window start to Sep 29, 2026, on adjusted closes.
| Period | Return |
|---|---|
| 1 month | -3.8% |
| 3 months | +4.3% |
| 6 months | +17.1% |
| Year to date | +7.6% |
| 1 year | +11.7% |
| 3 years | +42.4% |
| 5 years | +3.9% |
| 10 years | +66.4% |
| Since Sep 29, 1972 | +4,919% |
| Compound annual growth, 54.0 years | +7.5% |
MRC records
Measured on the stored closes; every figure is reproducible from the API series.
- All time high close
- £15.48 on Dec 30, 2013
- All time low close
- £0.0182 on Oct 29, 1976
- 52 week high
- £2.90 on Aug 27, 2026
- 52 week low
- £2.34 on Mar 30, 2026
- Deepest drawdown
- -91.8% from Dec 30, 2013 to Mar 19, 2020, not yet recovered
- Best single session
- +941.7% on Jan 2, 2009
- Worst single session
- -90.0% on Apr 29, 2011
- Volatility, 1 year annualised
- 15.9%
- Sessions closing higher, 1 year
- 47%
- Growth of 1 since 1972
- 50.2×
- Best calendar year
- 2009, +1,338%
- Worst calendar year
- 2014, -91%
MRC price history by year
Open is the first session's open, high and low span the year, close is the last session's close, and the return is close over the previous year's close. 1972 starts on Sep 29, 1972; 2026 runs to Sep 29, 2026.
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Return | Volume | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | £2.57 | £2.90 | £2.34 | £2.78 | +8.0% | 372.6M | 188 |
| 2025 | £2.35 | £2.59 | £1.95 | £2.57 | +8.2% | 400.3M | 253 |
| 2024 | £2.19 | £2.69 | £2.05 | £2.38 | +7.5% | 376.9M | 254 |
| 2023 | £1.94 | £2.25 | £1.77 | £2.21 | +15.4% | 310.1M | 251 |
| 2022 | £2.74 | £2.78 | £1.58 | £1.92 | -28.5% | 326.6M | 250 |
| 2021 | £2.51 | £2.94 | £2.21 | £2.68 | +8.5% | 257.7M | 253 |
| 2020 | £2.61 | £2.78 | £1.16 | £2.47 | -5.5% | 327.7M | 254 |
| 2019 | £1.72 | £2.70 | £1.72 | £2.61 | +49.3% | 230.8M | 253 |
| 2018 | £2.17 | £2.26 | £1.68 | £1.75 | -19.4% | 212.3M | 253 |
| 2017 | £1.70 | £2.17 | £1.69 | £2.17 | +27.2% | 260.8M | 252 |
| 2016 | £1.81 | £1.81 | £1.36 | £1.71 | -6.1% | 549M | 253 |
| 2015 | £1.44 | £1.84 | £1.40 | £1.82 | +26.4% | 189.4M | 253 |
| 2014 | £1.55 | £1.66 | £1.15 | £1.44 | -90.7% | 183.4M | 253 |
| 2013 | £11.06 | £15.51 | £11.06 | £15.43 | +39.7% | 19.8M | 253 |
| 2012 | £8.64 | £11.15 | £8.56 | £11.05 | +29.4% | 23.1M | 251 |
| 2011 | £10.93 | £11.45 | £1.10 | £8.54 | -21.0% | 24.9M | 252 |
| 2010 | £8.60 | £10.93 | £8.22 | £10.81 | +25.7% | 28.8M | 253 |
| 2009 | £6.07 | £9.62 | £5.13 | £8.60 | +1,338% | 45.7M | 253 |
| 2008 | £1.04 | £1.05 | £0.5288 | £0.5975 | -43.1% | 225.8M | 254 |
| 2007 | £1.25 | £1.40 | £0.9944 | £1.05 | -15.5% | 0 | 253 |
| 2006 | £0.9015 | £1.25 | £0.8846 | £1.24 | +39.1% | 14.9M | 252 |
| 2005 | £0.6804 | £0.8965 | £0.6188 | £0.8935 | +31.3% | 2.7M | 260 |
| 2004 | £0.5986 | £0.6809 | £0.5485 | £0.6804 | +13.7% | 203K | 262 |
| 2003 | £0.4389 | £0.6190 | £0.3648 | £0.5986 | +36.4% | 694K | 261 |
| 2002 | £0.5629 | £0.6445 | £0.4125 | £0.4389 | -22.0% | 0 | 261 |
| 2001 | £0.5802 | £0.6443 | £0.4620 | £0.5629 | -3.0% | 0 | 261 |
| 2000 | £0.5492 | £0.6869 | £0.5339 | £0.5802 | +5.6% | 0 | 260 |
| 1999 | £0.3167 | £0.5492 | £0.3078 | £0.5492 | +73.4% | 0 | 261 |
| 1998 | £0.3826 | £0.4745 | £0.2889 | £0.3167 | -17.2% | 0 | 261 |
| 1997 | £0.3344 | £0.4035 | £0.3339 | £0.3826 | +14.4% | 0 | 261 |
| 1996 | £0.2853 | £0.3428 | £0.2848 | £0.3344 | +17.2% | 0 | 262 |
| 1995 | £0.2728 | £0.2996 | £0.2515 | £0.2853 | +4.6% | 0 | 260 |
| 1994 | £0.3114 | £0.3431 | £0.2673 | £0.2728 | -13.0% | 0 | 260 |
| 1993 | £0.2573 | £0.3144 | £0.2479 | £0.3134 | +21.8% | 0 | 261 |
| 1992 | £0.2200 | £0.2573 | £0.1918 | £0.2573 | +17.2% | 0 | 262 |
| 1991 | £0.1902 | £0.2379 | £0.1853 | £0.2195 | +15.7% | 0 | 261 |
| 1990 | £0.2229 | £0.2293 | £0.1843 | £0.1897 | -14.9% | 0 | 261 |
| 1989 | £0.1743 | £0.2248 | £0.1730 | £0.2229 | +27.9% | 0 | 260 |
| 1988 | £0.1545 | £0.1822 | £0.1545 | £0.1743 | +12.8% | 0 | 261 |
| 1987 | £0.1713 | £0.2277 | £0.1545 | £0.1545 | -9.8% | 0 | 261 |
| 1986 | £0.1257 | £0.1713 | £0.1257 | £0.1713 | +36.3% | 0 | 261 |
| 1985 | £0.1088 | £0.1267 | £0.1039 | £0.1257 | +15.5% | 0 | 261 |
| 1984 | £0.0959 | £0.1088 | £0.0900 | £0.1088 | +13.4% | 0 | 261 |
| 1983 | £0.0702 | £0.0959 | £0.0702 | £0.0959 | +36.7% | 0 | 260 |
| 1982 | £0.0563 | £0.0702 | £0.0544 | £0.0702 | +24.6% | 0 | 261 |
| 1981 | £0.0593 | £0.0642 | £0.0494 | £0.0563 | -5.0% | 0 | 261 |
| 1980 | £0.0415 | £0.0622 | £0.0415 | £0.0593 | +42.9% | 0 | 262 |
| 1979 | £0.0380 | £0.0494 | £0.0380 | £0.0415 | +9.1% | 0 | 261 |
| 1978 | £0.0380 | £0.0444 | £0.0340 | £0.0380 | +0.0% | 0 | 260 |
| 1977 | £0.0286 | £0.0380 | £0.0266 | £0.0380 | +32.8% | 0 | 260 |
| 1976 | £0.0306 | £0.0330 | £0.0182 | £0.0286 | -6.4% | 0 | 262 |
| 1975 | £0.0217 | £0.0345 | £0.0217 | £0.0306 | +41.0% | 0 | 261 |
| 1974 | £0.0419 | £0.0483 | £0.0207 | £0.0217 | -48.2% | 0 | 261 |
| 1973 | £0.0601 | £0.0601 | £0.0419 | £0.0419 | -30.3% | 0 | 261 |
| 1972 | £0.0554 | £0.0655 | £0.0554 | £0.0601 | n/a | 0 | 66 |
MRC monthly closes, last 12 months
| Month | Month end close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | £2.78 | -3.8% |
| August 2026 | £2.89 | +4.5% |
| July 2026 | £2.76 | +3.6% |
| June 2026 | £2.67 | -0.4% |
| May 2026 | £2.68 | +2.5% |
| April 2026 | £2.61 | +9.0% |
| March 2026 | £2.40 | -10.9% |
| February 2026 | £2.69 | +0.7% |
| January 2026 | £2.67 | +3.9% |
| December 2025 | £2.57 | +1.6% |
| November 2025 | £2.53 | +0.8% |
| October 2025 | £2.51 | -0.2% |
About the MRC data
Daily bars. 13,917 sessions from Sep 29, 1972 to Sep 29, 2026, one row per LSE trading day with open, high, low, close and volume. Prices are adjusted for splits and cash dividends so the series is comparable across its whole length; the API also serves the raw, split only and dividend only views.
Minute bars. Stored from Sep 17, 2026 forward, most recent session Sep 28, 2026. Minute history is captured from the day collection began and is never backfilled, so this start date is exact. Five minute, fifteen minute and hourly bars are derived from these minutes.
Time and currency. Session dates are LSE trading days; minute timestamps are UTC. Prices are in GBP. Volume is shares traded on the session.
Get the data. The REST endpoint returns the daily series as JSON with pagination; a free key serves the last year, Quant and above the full history back to Sep 29, 1972, and minute bars come with the paid windows. It takes timeframe (1Min, 5Min, 15Min, 1Hour, 1Day), adjustment, start and end. See the bars endpoint and authentication, and pricing for the plan windows.
curl "https://api.datacedar.com/v3/stocks/MRC/bars?timeframe=1Day&adjustment=all&limit=50000" \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"Nearby on LSE
Common questions
MRC share price history
