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The Dow Jones Industrial Average, an American stock index composed of 30 large companies, has changed its components 59 times since its inception, on May 26, 1896. [1] As this is a historical listing, the names here are the full legal name of the corporation on that date, with abbreviations and punctuation according to the corporation's own usage.
5 This was the Dow's close at the peak of the 1920s bull market on Tuesday, September 3, 1929, before the stock market crash. This level would not be seen again until Tuesday, November 23, 1954, more than 25 years later. 6 This was the Dow's close at the peak of March 10, 1937. 7 This was the Dow's close at the peak on February 9, 1966.
However, as a whole throughout the Great Depression, the Dow posted some of its worst performances, for a negative return during most of the 1930s for new and old stock market investors. For the decade, the Dow Jones average was down from 248.48 at the beginning of 1930, to a stable level of 150.24 at the end of 1939, a loss of about 40%. [49]
Stocks ended 2024 near record highs. Over the past 12 months, the Nasdaq Composite has rallied 30% and the S&P 500 has climbed over 24%.Meanwhile, the blue-chip Dow Jones has risen a more modest 13%.
By the end of the year the index closed 70 of the year's 252 trading days at new record closing prices, the second highest to date behind the 77 recorded in 1995. [46] 2021 also marked the first year since 2005 when the S&P 500 beat the other two closely watched U.S. stock indices: the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq Composite. [47]
The 2020 stock market crash was a major and sudden global stock market crash that began on 20 February 2020 and ended on 7 April. The crash was the fastest fall in global stock markets in financial history and the most devastating crash since the Wall Street crash of 1929. The crash, however, only caused a short-lived bear market, and in April ...
The S&P 500 has been setting one new all-time high after another in 2024, but not every stock has participated during the current bull market.. Over the last few years, big tech stocks have been ...
The 2020 stock market crash was a major and sudden global stock market crash that began on 20 February 2020 and ended on 7 April. This market crash was due to the sudden outbreak of the global pandemic, COVID-19. The crash ended with a new deal that had a positive impact on the market. [48]