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The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down nearly half a percent at the close, while the Nasdaq Composite Index, which contains more technology stocks, cut early losses to close just 0.2% lower ...
The Dow's losses amount to roughly 3%, or more than 1,500 points, in the past nine trading sessions. The index has fallen from a record close of 45,014 on Dec. 4 to 43,499 as of Tuesday's close.
Dow Jones Industrial Average: 42,330.15, up 0.1% (17 points) Nasdaq composite : 18,189.17, up 0.4% Aside from Fed comments, investors are preparing for a wave of employment data this week.
Dow calculated his first average purely of industrial stocks on May 26, 1896, creating what is now known as the Dow Jones Industrial Average. None of the original 12 industrials still remain part of the index. [41] American Cotton Oil Company, a predecessor company to Hellmann's and Best Foods, now part of Unilever. [42]
Stock market indices may be categorized by their index weight methodology, or the rules on how stocks are allocated in the index, independent of its stock coverage. For example, the S&P 500 and the S&P 500 Equal Weight each cover the same group of stocks, but the S&P 500 is weighted by market capitalization, while the S&P 500 Equal Weight places equal weight on each constituent.
Dow Jones Transportation Average, the oldest stock index in use; Dow Jones Utility Average, tracking the performance of 15 prominent U.S. utility companies; Dow Jones Global Indexes, a family of international equity indexes; Dow Jones Composite Average, tracking 65 prominent companies; Dow Jones Global Titans 50; See also: S&P 500
The losses extend the market's losing streak to five days, putting the Santa Claus rally at risk. Apple stock dropped more than 2.5%. Tesla fell 6% after reporting deliveries.
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