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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 tracks the stock performance of 30 blue chip, American companies. The index is price-weighted and dates back to 1896, making it one of the oldest stock market indexes.
The Dow surged by 742.76 points, or 1.85%, to close at 40,954.48. The 30-stock index hit an all-time high and closed at a record, in addition to notching its best session since June 2023.
Meanwhile, Nvidia's largest-ever stock split (10-for-1) in June paved the way for it to become one of the 30 components in the Dow. Without this split, Nvidia would be pushing close to $1,400 per ...
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 ...
US stocks fell Monday, with the Dow down as much as 500 points and the Nasdaq 100 off nearly 5% from its peak. Rising interest rates over the past month have weighed on stock prices.
Amazon.com is being added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, joining Apple, Walt Disney, Walmart, and other companies that make up the 30-stock average. (Michel Euler/AP Photo, File) (ASSOCIATED ...