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The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed to a record Thursday, as Wall Street tried to resume its comeback from a steep sell-off earlier this month. The 30-stock index rose 243.63 points, or 0.59% ...
US stocks declined on Tuesday, plunging the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its first nine-day losing streak since 1978. The index shed over 250, trailed by a loss of 0.43% and 0.51% for the S&P ...
The Dow Jones Composite Average is the stock market index composed of 65 prominent companies traded on both exchanges, maintained and tracked by S&P Dow Jones Indices.The average's components include every stock from the Dow Jones Industrial Average (30 components), the Dow Jones Transportation Average (20), and the Dow Jones Utility Average (15).
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 15 points, ending barely higher after losing more than 1,100 points on Wednesday. The index, however, managed to break its longest losing streak in 50 years.
First calculated on May 26, 1896, [2] the index is the second-oldest among U.S. market indices, after the Dow Jones Transportation Average. It was created by Charles Dow , co-founder of both The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones & Company , and named after him and his business associate, statistician Edward Jones .
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.
Some sources (including the file Highlights/Lowlights of The Dow on the Dow Jones website) show a loss of −24.39% (from 71.42 to 54.00) on December 12, 1914, placing that day atop the list of largest percentage losses.
US stocks rose Friday, with the Dow Jones closing at a record high for the second day in a row. The S&P 500 and the Dow achieved a four-month win streak in August amid renewed hopes for a soft ...