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The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Dow Jones, or simply the Dow (/ ˈ d aʊ /), is a stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. The DJIA is one of the oldest and most commonly followed equity indexes.
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.
(The intraday high may not be the same as the opening price; for instance, in the 2010 flash crash, the market reached an intraday high, higher than the opening price.) [48] This is distinguished from an intraday point drop or gain, which is the difference between the opening price and the intraday low or high.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to an all-time high during Wednesday's session, reaching as much as 35,632.94. This marked the Dow's first record since Aug. 16. A more than 2.5% jump in ...
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.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a price-weighted index. The Dow is a price-weighted index, which means the stocks are weighted in the index based on their share price. This can create some ...
The Dow plunges 89% to 41.22 on July 8, 1932, thus erasing 33 years of gains, in just under three years. Although cyclical bull markets occur in the 1930s and 1940s, the index takes 22 years to surpass its previous highs. 1949–1966: Bull market. The Dow posts impressive growth in the booming economy following the Second World War.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined slightly, while the S&P 500 continued a modest climb and Nasdaq Composite rose 1.45%. Treasury yields slipped lower, with the 10-year Treasury yielding ...