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11 The Dow reached an intraday high above 3,000 for the first time on Friday, July 13, 1990, before falling back below by the close. The average closed at 2,999.75 on Monday, July 16, 1990, and closed unchanged the following day; [ 17 ] however, it would take until April 17 of the next year for the Dow to finally close above 3,000.
The Dow soared from 2,753 to 8,000 between January 1990 to July 1997. [44] 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.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was first published in 1896, but since the firms listed at that time were in existence before then, the index can be calculated going back to May 2, 1881. [6] 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 ...
The average was created on July 3, 1884 by Charles Dow, co-founder of Dow Jones & Company, as part of the Customer's Afternoon Letter. From its inception (until May 26, 1896), the Dow Jones Transportation Average consisted of eleven transportation-related companies: nine railroads and two non-rail companies (Western Union and Pacific Mail).
July 20, 2019: The S&P 500 index reaches 3,000 points, closing at 3,013.77. February 19, 2020: The S&P 500 index reached its highest point in the bull market that started from the low point on March 9, 2009, closing at 3386.15. August 18, 2020: The S&P 500 index closed at a record high of 3389.78 amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the United ...
Some celebrated the Dow Jones (INDEX: ^DJI) finally closing above 13,000 yesterday, but another more-meaningful milestone was recently reached. Adjusted for dividends, the Dow is at an all-time ...
Easing trade tensions, three rate cuts in 2019 and positive economic data buoy the record run in Dow stocks in 2019. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
August 14, 2019 at 4:15 PM ... * Indexes drop: Dow 3.05%, S&P 2.93%, Nasdaq 3.02% (Updates to market close) By Stephen Culp. NEW YORK, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Wall Street sold off sharply on Wednesday ...