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This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a United States stock market index. Since first closing at 62.76 on February 16, 1885, [ 1 ] the Dow Jones Industrial Average has increased, despite several periods of decline.
The Dow soared from 2,753 to 8,000 between January 1990 to July 1997. [43] In October 1997, the events surrounding the 1997 Asian financial crisis plunged the Dow into a 554-point loss to a close of 7,161.15; a retrenchment of 7.18% in what became known as the October 27, 1997 mini-crash .
A loss of just over 24 percent on May 5, 1893, from 39.90 to 30.02 signaled the apex of the stock effects of the Panic of 1893; the 2007–2008 crash was a 61.8 percent retracement thereof that began on October 11, 2007, and lasted until the closing low on March 9, 2009.
It's official, folks: The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEX: ^DJI) skated by previous records to close at multiyear highs today. The index, comprised of 30 blue-chip stocks, closed at 12,862 for ...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEX: ^DJI) finally rose above 1,000 points on Oct. 11, 1982 to close at 1012.79. The index had danced around The Dow Breaks 2 Bears in 1 Day
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.
Dow Inc. remained in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which technically gave DuPont (via the split) a continuous presence in the index since 1935. This officially comes to an end today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered its worst intra-day point loss, dropping nearly 1,000 points before partially recovering. [24] August 2011 stock markets fall: 1 Aug 2011 USA: S&P 500 entered a short-lived bear market between 2 May 2011 (intraday high: 1,370.58) and 4 October 2011 (intraday low: 1,074.77), a decline of 21.58%. The ...