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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 New York Stock Exchange reopened that day following a nearly four-and-a-half-month closure since July 30, 1914, and the Dow in fact rose 4.4% that day (from 71.42 to 74.56). However, the apparent decline was due to a later 1916 revision of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which retroactively adjusted the values following the closure but ...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Nasdaq Composite, and the S&P 500 entered the bull market in November 2022, May 2023, and June 2023 respectively. [1] While 2022 was the worst year for Wall Street since 2008, [3] 2024 saw at least 36 days of closing at record-breaking highs. [4]
Edward Davis Jones (October 7, 1856 – February 16, 1920) [1] was an American statistician and journalist. [2] Jones is best known as the "Jones" in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and as a co-founder of The Wall Street Journal .
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is one of several stock market indices created by Wall Street Journal editor and Dow Jones & Company founder Charles Dow. Dow compiled the index as a way to gauge the performance of the industrial component of America's stock markets. It is the second oldest continuing U.S. market index.
Dow Jones & Company indices Dow Jones Industrial Average; Dow Jones Transportation Average; Dow Jones Utility Average; MarketGrader indices Barron's 400 Index [1] Nasdaq indices NASDAQ Composite; NASDAQ-100; NASDAQ Financial-100; Russell Indexes (published by Russell Investment Group) Russell 3000; Russell 1000; Russell Top 200; Russell MidCap ...
Dow Jones Transportation Average, the oldest stock index in use; Dow Jones Utility Average, tracking the performance of 15 prominent U.S. utility companies; Dow Jones Global Indexes, a family of international equity indexes; Dow Jones Composite Average, tracking 65 prominent companies; Dow Jones Global Titans 50; See also: S&P 500