Allete Inc (NY: ALE )

Date	Open	High	Low	Close	Volume	Change (%)
Mar 31, 2003	34.68	35.54	34.45	35.38	94,874	+0.61(+1.76%)
Mar 28, 2003	34.75	34.82	34.34	34.77	141,519	+0.03(+0.10%)
Mar 27, 2003	34.26	34.84	34.24	34.73	63,014	+0.31(+0.89%)
Mar 26, 2003	35.06	35.06	34.19	34.43	77,448	-0.72(-2.04%)
Mar 25, 2003	34.26	35.14	34.26	35.14	70,700	+0.89(+2.59%)
Mar 24, 2003	35.48	35.48	33.98	34.26	115,703	-1.43(-4.01%)
Mar 21, 2003	34.85	35.77	34.56	35.69	147,679	+1.35(+3.92%)
Mar 20, 2003	33.97	34.38	33.75	34.34	75,218	+0.38(+1.10%)
Mar 19, 2003	34.16	34.50	33.85	33.97	79,795	-0.10(-0.30%)
Mar 18, 2003	34.07	34.17	33.66	34.07	117,345	+0.09(+0.25%)
Mar 17, 2003	33.34	34.00	32.91	33.98	102,560	+0.65(+1.94%)
Mar 14, 2003	32.93	33.49	32.91	33.34	132,424	+0.41(+1.24%)
Mar 13, 2003	32.64	32.93	32.49	32.93	67,297	+0.46(+1.42%)
Mar 12, 2003	32.16	32.72	32.14	32.47	106,374	+0.17(+0.53%)
Mar 11, 2003	32.25	32.74	32.14	32.30	141,929	-0.07(-0.21%)
Mar 10, 2003	32.79	32.83	32.35	32.37	105,670	-0.66(-2.01%)
Mar 07, 2003	32.72	33.12	32.52	33.03	114,823	+0.17(+0.52%)
Mar 06, 2003	32.95	33.12	32.64	32.86	102,795	-0.12(-0.36%)
Mar 05, 2003	32.93	33.22	32.55	32.98	116,583	+0.22(+0.68%)
Mar 04, 2003	33.83	33.83	32.66	32.76	120,103	-0.65(-1.94%)
Mar 03, 2003	33.41	33.66	33.08	33.41	115,409	+0.38(+1.14%)
Feb 28, 2003	33.06	33.30	32.67	33.03	101,445	+0.07(+0.21%)
Feb 27, 2003	32.77	33.17	32.57	32.96	70,466	+0.49(+1.52%)
Feb 26, 2003	33.06	33.17	32.35	32.47	86,190	-0.55(-1.65%)
Feb 25, 2003	32.64	33.10	32.55	33.01	109,014	+0.41(+1.25%)
Feb 24, 2003	32.47	32.96	32.43	32.60	107,782	-0.29(-0.88%)
Feb 21, 2003	33.08	33.37	32.89	32.89	161,878	-0.12(-0.36%)
Feb 20, 2003	33.58	33.58	32.96	33.01	133,891	-0.56(-1.68%)
Feb 19, 2003	33.49	33.64	33.29	33.58	182,296	+0.09(+0.25%)
Feb 18, 2003	32.89	33.52	32.81	33.49	86,836	+0.99(+3.04%)
Feb 14, 2003	33.08	33.22	32.47	32.50	162,524	-0.37(-1.14%)
Feb 13, 2003	32.72	33.22	31.96	32.88	281,982	+0.15(+0.47%)
Feb 12, 2003	34.00	34.00	32.21	32.72	221,666	-1.19(-3.52%)
Feb 11, 2003	34.60	34.60	33.78	33.92	131,603	-0.66(-1.92%)
Feb 10, 2003	34.17	34.58	33.92	34.58	108,427	+0.49(+1.45%)
Feb 07, 2003	34.97	35.26	34.00	34.09	123,037	-0.72(-2.06%)
Feb 06, 2003	34.68	35.45	34.51	34.80	126,616	+0.19(+0.54%)
Feb 05, 2003	34.96	35.54	34.56	34.62	144,687	-0.48(-1.36%)
Feb 04, 2003	34.96	35.71	34.73	35.09	193,268	+0.14(+0.39%)
Feb 03, 2003	34.91	35.25	34.43	34.96	114,470	+0.03(+0.10%)
Jan 31, 2003	34.68	35.66	34.68	34.92	154,309	+0.24(+0.69%)
Jan 30, 2003	35.28	35.28	34.62	34.68	144,863	-0.56(-1.60%)
Jan 29, 2003	34.34	35.28	33.73	35.25	189,865	+0.90(+2.63%)
Jan 28, 2003	34.60	34.99	34.10	34.34	252,880	-0.26(-0.74%)
Jan 27, 2003	35.08	35.30	34.60	34.60	190,217	-0.82(-2.31%)
Jan 24, 2003	34.26	35.79	33.06	35.42	566,546	+1.16(+3.38%)
Jan 23, 2003	34.09	34.58	34.09	34.26	363,303	+0.32(+0.95%)
Jan 22, 2003	35.04	35.04	33.93	33.93	210,460	-1.11(-3.16%)
Jan 21, 2003	35.71	35.71	34.87	35.04	149,440	-0.61(-1.72%)
Jan 17, 2003	36.37	36.37	35.62	35.66	127,731	-0.89(-2.43%)
Jan 16, 2003	36.90	36.95	36.32	36.54	137,470	-0.27(-0.74%)
Jan 15, 2003	37.38	37.38	36.13	36.81	159,297	-0.14(-0.37%)
Jan 14, 2003	37.24	37.33	36.81	36.95	196,730	-0.15(-0.41%)
Jan 13, 2003	37.75	37.75	37.07	37.10	457,121	-0.65(-1.72%)
Jan 10, 2003	38.50	38.50	36.98	37.75	204,710	-0.65(-1.69%)
Jan 09, 2003	38.52	38.76	38.26	38.40	144,511	-0.07(-0.18%)
Jan 08, 2003	38.94	39.12	37.89	38.47	343,941	-0.94(-2.38%)
Jan 07, 2003	40.90	40.99	39.37	39.40	165,164	-1.07(-2.65%)
Jan 06, 2003	39.51	40.90	39.51	40.48	153,371	+1.01(+2.55%)
Jan 03, 2003	39.71	40.05	39.22	39.47	107,371	-0.07(-0.17%)
Jan 02, 2003	38.77	39.61	38.23	39.54	130,136	+0.89(+2.29%)
Dec 31, 2002	37.50	39.06	37.50	38.65	183,881	+0.27(+0.71%)
Dec 30, 2002	37.58	38.45	36.95	38.38	142,692	+0.94(+2.50%)
Dec 27, 2002	37.50	37.58	37.36	37.44	151,669	+0.09(+0.23%)
Dec 26, 2002	37.58	38.25	37.29	37.36	161,057	-0.05(-0.14%)
Dec 24, 2002	37.67	37.87	37.33	37.41	97,162	-0.24(-0.63%)
Dec 23, 2002	37.58	37.72	37.33	37.65	141,753	+0.07(+0.18%)
Dec 20, 2002	38.09	38.09	37.50	37.58	189,807	-0.46(-1.21%)
Dec 19, 2002	38.01	38.47	37.63	38.04	150,085	-0.55(-1.41%)
Dec 18, 2002	39.10	39.10	38.26	38.59	62,076	-0.49(-1.26%)
Dec 17, 2002	39.46	39.68	39.08	39.08	53,920	-0.61(-1.55%)
Dec 16, 2002	38.52	39.69	38.52	39.69	109,835	+1.18(+3.05%)
Dec 13, 2002	37.67	38.77	37.67	38.52	111,302	+0.73(+1.94%)
Dec 12, 2002	37.85	38.02	37.33	37.79	54,741	+0.02(+0.05%)
Dec 11, 2002	37.75	37.79	36.98	37.77	306,859	+0.03(+0.09%)
Dec 10, 2002	38.33	38.35	37.55	37.73	164,460	-0.61(-1.60%)
Dec 09, 2002	38.43	38.74	38.18	38.35	97,338	-0.03(-0.09%)
Dec 06, 2002	38.69	38.81	37.99	38.38	106,784	-0.84(-2.13%)
Dec 05, 2002	39.18	39.35	38.55	39.22	96,458	+0.46(+1.19%)
Dec 04, 2002	38.89	39.20	38.72	38.76	78,680	-0.19(-0.48%)
Dec 03, 2002	40.12	40.12	38.88	38.94	69,703	-0.84(-2.10%)
Dec 02, 2002	40.56	40.56	39.51	39.78	130,195	-0.09(-0.21%)
Nov 29, 2002	39.88	39.97	39.49	39.87	51,749	+0.02(+0.04%)
Nov 27, 2002	39.17	39.85	39.15	39.85	117,639	+1.02(+2.63%)
Nov 26, 2002	39.20	39.61	38.74	38.83	125,501	-0.60(-1.51%)
Nov 25, 2002	38.26	39.52	38.21	39.42	142,164	+1.30(+3.40%)
Nov 22, 2002	37.80	38.26	37.38	38.13	117,580	+0.63(+1.68%)
Nov 21, 2002	37.29	37.92	37.07	37.50	111,889	+0.20(+0.55%)
Nov 20, 2002	37.22	37.50	36.90	37.29	61,254	+0.27(+0.74%)
Nov 19, 2002	37.50	37.50	36.64	37.02	62,721	-0.36(-0.96%)
Nov 18, 2002	37.50	37.82	37.26	37.38	81,555	-0.07(-0.18%)
Nov 15, 2002	37.07	37.67	36.98	37.44	68,764	+0.37(+1.01%)
Nov 14, 2002	37.04	37.17	36.56	37.07	69,527	+0.38(+1.02%)
Nov 13, 2002	36.34	36.83	35.76	36.69	82,494	+0.05(+0.14%)
Nov 12, 2002	37.16	37.48	36.56	36.64	104,085	-0.48(-1.29%)
Nov 11, 2002	37.16	37.16	36.59	37.12	76,626	+0.03(+0.09%)
Nov 08, 2002	37.48	37.70	36.66	37.09	129,021	-0.36(-0.96%)
Nov 07, 2002	38.25	38.25	37.07	37.44	178,013	-1.14(-2.96%)
Nov 06, 2002	37.39	38.93	37.29	38.59	181,534	+1.82(+4.96%)
Nov 05, 2002	35.96	37.16	35.54	36.76	191,039	+0.70(+1.94%)
Nov 04, 2002	35.66	36.13	35.66	36.06	233,166	+0.75(+2.12%)
Nov 01, 2002	35.88	36.17	34.50	35.31	282,569	-1.19(-3.27%)
Oct 31, 2002	36.73	37.17	36.03	36.51	106,902	-0.22(-0.60%)
Oct 30, 2002	36.22	36.81	36.05	36.73	130,664	+0.53(+1.46%)
Oct 29, 2002	36.90	36.92	35.38	36.20	129,960	-0.70(-1.89%)
Oct 28, 2002	36.64	38.21	36.64	36.90	187,108	+0.49(+1.36%)
Oct 25, 2002	35.42	36.46	35.02	36.41	148,501	+1.11(+3.14%)
Oct 24, 2002	35.28	35.83	34.62	35.30	136,532	+0.12(+0.34%)
Oct 23, 2002	34.92	35.26	34.53	35.18	121,629	+0.26(+0.73%)
Oct 22, 2002	34.51	35.23	34.29	34.92	149,440	+0.41(+1.19%)
Oct 21, 2002	34.24	34.58	33.78	34.51	238,916	+0.43(+1.25%)
Oct 18, 2002	32.38	34.77	31.79	34.09	529,113	-1.38(-3.89%)
Oct 17, 2002	35.45	35.47	35.09	35.47	112,945	+0.53(+1.51%)
Oct 16, 2002	35.66	35.81	34.19	34.94	99,802	-0.73(-2.05%)
Oct 15, 2002	35.11	35.91	35.09	35.67	140,756	+1.16(+3.36%)
Oct 14, 2002	34.91	34.91	34.04	34.51	132,718	-0.73(-2.08%)
Oct 11, 2002	36.05	36.22	34.79	35.25	122,685	+0.38(+1.08%)
Oct 10, 2002	32.72	34.94	32.54	34.87	110,950	+1.94(+5.90%)
Oct 09, 2002	34.38	34.38	32.81	32.93	833,156	-1.87(-5.39%)
Oct 08, 2002	35.06	35.28	33.92	34.80	240,089	-0.26(-0.73%)
Oct 07, 2002	35.79	36.13	34.77	35.06	122,861	-0.87(-2.42%)
Oct 04, 2002	36.59	36.68	35.14	35.93	185,876	-0.46(-1.26%)
Oct 03, 2002	36.98	37.38	36.29	36.39	129,139	-0.56(-1.52%)
Oct 02, 2002	37.97	38.11	36.95	36.95	159,003	-1.07(-2.82%)
Oct 01, 2002	36.88	38.11	36.05	38.02	125,736	+1.21(+3.29%)
Sep 30, 2002	36.13	37.00	35.81	36.81	190,980	+0.14(+0.37%)
Sep 27, 2002	37.62	37.65	36.29	36.68	132,659	-1.06(-2.80%)
Sep 26, 2002	36.59	37.92	36.56	37.73	179,715	+1.26(+3.46%)
Sep 25, 2002	36.30	36.93	35.86	36.47	129,139	+0.17(+0.47%)
Sep 24, 2002	35.79	36.30	35.62	36.30	221,079	+0.31(+0.85%)
Sep 23, 2002	36.64	36.64	35.83	36.00	397,157	-0.75(-2.04%)
Sep 20, 2002	37.50	37.58	35.57	36.75	754,945	-2.85(-7.19%)
Sep 19, 2002	40.22	40.22	39.54	39.59	131,544	-0.80(-1.98%)
Sep 18, 2002	39.88	40.92	39.20	40.39	141,519	+0.34(+0.85%)
Sep 17, 2002	41.69	41.76	40.05	40.05	66,183	-1.43(-3.45%)
Sep 16, 2002	40.70	41.59	40.24	41.48	90,884	+0.70(+1.71%)
Sep 13, 2002	40.31	40.87	39.95	40.79	144,218	+0.44(+1.10%)
Sep 12, 2002	41.72	41.72	40.14	40.34	100,858	-1.35(-3.23%)
Sep 11, 2002	41.96	42.11	41.59	41.69	80,323	-0.14(-0.33%)
Sep 10, 2002	42.10	42.18	41.67	41.83	218,028	-0.34(-0.81%)
Sep 09, 2002	42.52	42.52	41.67	42.17	153,253	-0.34(-0.80%)
Sep 06, 2002	41.71	43.04	41.71	42.51	127,261	+0.97(+2.34%)
Sep 05, 2002	42.15	42.27	41.54	41.54	126,557	-0.56(-1.34%)
Sep 04, 2002	41.35	42.11	40.90	42.10	516,322	+0.56(+1.35%)
Sep 03, 2002	42.61	42.61	41.23	41.54	149,146	-0.90(-2.13%)
Aug 30, 2002	42.69	43.12	42.29	42.44	88,830	-0.20(-0.48%)
Aug 29, 2002	42.10	43.04	41.76	42.64	131,662	+0.27(+0.64%)
Aug 28, 2002	43.17	43.17	42.00	42.37	171,442	-0.92(-2.13%)
Aug 27, 2002	44.65	44.65	42.78	43.29	135,651	-0.95(-2.16%)
Aug 26, 2002	43.32	44.25	43.22	44.25	80,968	+0.95(+2.20%)
Aug 23, 2002	43.26	43.73	42.92	43.29	105,259	-0.02(-0.04%)
Aug 22, 2002	43.12	43.82	42.90	43.31	122,333	+0.58(+1.36%)
Aug 21, 2002	41.72	42.73	41.67	42.73	69,703	+1.01(+2.41%)
Aug 20, 2002	41.21	42.01	41.01	41.72	78,328	+1.16(+2.86%)
Aug 16, 2002	40.99	40.99	40.33	40.56	45,940	-0.43(-1.04%)
Aug 15, 2002	41.36	42.03	40.79	40.99	105,846	-0.34(-0.82%)
Aug 14, 2002	39.20	41.35	39.20	41.33	110,715	+2.18(+5.57%)
Aug 13, 2002	41.13	41.16	39.00	39.15	97,455	-2.28(-5.51%)
Aug 12, 2002	41.06	41.69	40.73	41.43	84,019	+1.45(+3.62%)
Aug 07, 2002	38.86	39.83	38.47	39.98	92,175	+1.21(+3.12%)
Aug 06, 2002	37.77	39.03	37.77	38.77	127,965	+1.06(+2.80%)
Aug 05, 2002	38.01	40.05	37.50	37.72	142,281	-0.29(-0.76%)
Aug 02, 2002	39.37	39.37	37.50	38.01	149,498	-1.36(-3.46%)
Aug 01, 2002	40.14	40.90	39.12	39.37	130,019	-0.70(-1.74%)
Jul 31, 2002	40.14	40.70	39.29	40.07	151,317	-0.12(-0.30%)
Jul 30, 2002	38.59	40.48	38.26	40.19	181,886	+1.18(+3.01%)
Jul 29, 2002	36.98	39.13	36.98	39.01	382,958	+2.05(+5.53%)
Jul 26, 2002	35.96	37.00	35.91	36.97	212,102	+1.35(+3.78%)
Jul 25, 2002	35.74	36.98	35.20	35.62	431,246	-0.07(-0.19%)
Jul 24, 2002	31.53	36.30	31.53	35.69	384,425	+2.80(+8.50%)
Jul 23, 2002	36.58	36.59	32.55	32.89	522,013	-3.68(-10.07%)
Jul 22, 2002	37.92	38.21	36.23	36.58	430,894	-3.05(-7.70%)
Jul 19, 2002	39.03	39.63	36.76	39.63	798,422	-1.41(-3.45%)
Jul 17, 2002	39.87	41.38	39.87	41.04	282,510	-0.77(-1.83%)
Jul 12, 2002	42.18	42.25	41.52	41.81	204,299	-0.20(-0.49%)
Jul 11, 2002	41.94	42.78	41.71	42.01	222,253	-0.36(-0.84%)
Jul 10, 2002	43.72	43.85	42.29	42.37	100,858	-1.31(-3.00%)
Jul 09, 2002	44.65	44.98	43.68	43.68	140,815	-0.97(-2.18%)
Jul 08, 2002	45.95	46.21	44.60	44.65	123,154	-1.47(-3.18%)
Jul 05, 2002	44.82	46.14	44.72	46.12	47,877	+1.40(+3.12%)
Jul 04, 2002	45.76	45.98	43.89	44.72	210,401	+0.00(+0.00%)
Jul 03, 2002	45.76	45.98	43.89	44.72	208,289	-0.87(-1.91%)
Jul 02, 2002	46.44	46.53	45.28	45.59	145,743	-0.77(-1.65%)
Jul 01, 2002	46.19	47.07	46.19	46.36	169,682	+0.17(+0.37%)
Jun 28, 2002	47.96	49.09	46.17	46.19	501,184	-1.60(-3.35%)
Jun 27, 2002	47.72	48.32	46.96	47.79	85,134	+0.07(+0.14%)
Jun 26, 2002	48.80	48.83	47.18	47.72	100,800	-1.50(-3.05%)
Jun 25, 2002	49.44	49.48	47.98	49.22	189,924	-0.34(-0.69%)
Jun 21, 2002	48.88	49.60	48.86	49.56	189,748	+0.14(+0.28%)
Jun 20, 2002	49.43	49.94	49.29	49.43	96,810	+0.00(+0.00%)
Jun 19, 2002	49.43	50.21	49.43	49.43	94,815	-0.15(-0.31%)
Jun 18, 2002	49.53	50.26	49.44	49.58	55,974	-0.12(-0.24%)
Jun 17, 2002	48.92	49.70	48.92	49.70	64,774	+0.36(+0.73%)
Jun 14, 2002	49.09	49.43	48.74	49.34	93,700	-0.24(-0.48%)
Jun 12, 2002	49.92	50.70	49.26	49.58	89,593	-0.43(-0.85%)
Jun 11, 2002	49.34	50.89	49.34	50.01	150,848	+0.55(+1.10%)
Jun 10, 2002	49.60	50.53	49.43	49.46	98,570	-0.66(-1.33%)
Jun 07, 2002	49.26	50.14	49.17	50.13	116,172	+0.87(+1.76%)
Jun 06, 2002	49.84	49.84	49.09	49.26	120,572	-0.49(-0.99%)
Jun 05, 2002	49.26	50.02	48.57	49.75	82,024	-1.41(-2.76%)
May 31, 2002	51.13	51.45	51.01	51.16	81,966	-0.07(-0.13%)
May 28, 2002	52.36	52.36	50.96	51.23	92,703	-1.14(-2.18%)
May 27, 2002	51.81	52.38	51.49	52.38	70,348	+0.00(+0.00%)
May 24, 2002	51.81	52.38	51.49	52.38	67,884	+0.41(+0.79%)
May 23, 2002	51.71	52.02	51.13	51.97	130,195	+0.14(+0.26%)
May 22, 2002	51.11	51.95	51.11	51.83	75,864	+0.77(+1.50%)
May 21, 2002	51.13	51.69	50.62	51.06	118,284	+0.02(+0.03%)
May 20, 2002	51.30	52.12	51.05	51.05	82,494	-0.68(-1.32%)
May 17, 2002	50.89	51.73	50.48	51.73	157,771	+0.66(+1.30%)
May 16, 2002	51.13	51.25	50.62	51.06	133,950	-0.20(-0.40%)
May 15, 2002	51.08	51.39	50.84	51.27	108,545	-0.22(-0.43%)
May 14, 2002	51.15	51.57	51.15	51.49	102,325	+0.34(+0.67%)
May 13, 2002	51.73	51.80	51.13	51.15	188,927	-1.26(-2.41%)
May 10, 2002	52.60	52.70	51.95	52.41	129,843	-0.22(-0.42%)
May 09, 2002	52.66	52.84	52.41	52.63	101,445	-0.20(-0.39%)
May 08, 2002	52.15	52.84	52.15	52.84	130,371	+0.34(+0.65%)
May 07, 2002	52.15	52.51	51.59	52.49	67,532	+0.51(+0.98%)
May 06, 2002	52.32	52.80	51.81	51.98	70,818	-0.27(-0.52%)
May 03, 2002	52.49	53.01	52.24	52.26	110,363	-0.63(-1.19%)
May 02, 2002	52.24	52.95	52.15	52.89	136,649	+0.26(+0.49%)
May 01, 2002	52.07	52.63	51.30	52.63	104,907	+0.58(+1.11%)
Apr 30, 2002	50.96	52.15	50.96	52.05	225,186	+1.09(+2.14%)
Apr 29, 2002	50.28	50.99	50.28	50.96	119,810	+0.53(+1.05%)
Apr 26, 2002	50.96	51.13	50.19	50.43	125,442	-0.10(-0.20%)
Apr 25, 2002	51.39	51.40	50.01	50.53	301,461	-0.85(-1.66%)
Apr 24, 2002	51.90	52.07	51.16	51.39	86,777	-0.65(-1.24%)
Apr 23, 2002	51.76	52.24	51.73	52.03	55,035	+0.05(+0.10%)
Apr 22, 2002	51.98	52.07	51.74	51.98	59,142	+0.00(+0.00%)
Apr 19, 2002	51.93	52.05	51.56	51.98	38,958	+0.22(+0.43%)
Apr 18, 2002	52.22	52.39	51.37	51.76	66,887	-0.36(-0.69%)
Apr 17, 2002	51.83	52.20	51.64	52.12	52,453	+0.38(+0.72%)
Apr 16, 2002	51.22	51.86	51.22	51.74	120,396	+0.24(+0.46%)
Apr 15, 2002	52.02	52.15	51.20	51.51	88,009	-0.68(-1.31%)
Apr 12, 2002	51.56	52.19	50.96	52.19	79,443	+0.80(+1.56%)
Apr 11, 2002	52.32	52.32	51.23	51.39	78,445	-1.19(-2.27%)
Apr 10, 2002	51.64	52.58	51.56	52.58	134,537	+0.85(+1.65%)
Apr 09, 2002	51.30	51.97	51.28	51.73	95,050	-0.05(-0.10%)
Apr 08, 2002	50.79	51.95	50.53	51.78	91,236	+0.92(+1.81%)
Apr 05, 2002	50.96	51.34	50.65	50.86	107,136	+0.03(+0.07%)
Apr 04, 2002	50.45	51.13	50.30	50.82	108,369	+0.20(+0.40%)
Apr 03, 2002	51.10	51.11	50.57	50.62	94,287	-0.39(-0.77%)
Apr 02, 2002	49.60	51.13	49.60	51.01	138,292	+0.99(+1.98%)

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