diff --git a/static/app.js b/static/app.js
index 74d644b..38ace23 100755
--- a/static/app.js
+++ b/static/app.js
@@ -3484,6 +3484,40 @@ function getStockSymbol(value) {
 }}
 
 
+// get global stock portfolio values
+function getGlobalStockSymbol(value) {
+  let globalstock_symbol = value;
+  const globalstock_thing = document.getElementById("globalstocks_symbol");
+  const globalstock_shares = document.getElementById("globalstocks_port_shares");
+  const globalstock_cost = document.getElementById("globalstocks_port_cost");
+  const globalstock_date = document.getElementById("globalstocks_port_date");
+  const globalstock_portfolio_check = document.getElementById("globalstocks_portfolio");
+  globalstock_thing.value = globalstock_symbol;
+
+  if (globalstock_portfolio_check.checked) {
+  fetch("/fetchGlobalStockPortfolio", {
+     method: "POST",
+     body: JSON.stringify(globalstock_symbol),
+  })
+  .then(response => response.json())
+  .then(data => {
+    if (JSON.stringify(data) !== '{}') {
+    // Update the elements with the retrieved information
+    globalstock_shares.value = data.shares;
+    globalstock_cost.value = data.cost;
+    globalstock_date.value = data.day;
+   } else {
+     globalstock_shares.value = '';
+     globalstock_cost.value = '';
+     globalstock_date.value = '';
+    }
+   })
+   .catch(error => {
+    console.error('Error:', error);
+   });
+}}
+
+
 // get crypto portfolio values
 function getCryptoSymbol(value) {
   let crypto_symbol = value;