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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.
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 .
For only the 53rd time in 128 years, the ageless Dow Jones will see its components change. ... S&P Dow Jones Indices will be adjusting the Divisor used to turn share price into Dow points. ...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average All events presented here took place on one or more of the years following the 1896 creation of the Dow Jones Industrial Index. This Day in Dow History: Before the ...
May 26, 1896 - The first index, made up of 12 industrial companies, is published and the Dow opens at 40.94 points. January 12, 1906 - The Dow closes at 100.25, the first close above 100.
Pages in category "Former components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average" The following 92 pages are in this category, out of 92 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This will mark only the 53rd change for Wall Street's iconic index since its inception on May 26, 1896. 2 Ways the Dow Jones Industrial Average Will Change Forever on Friday Skip to main content
The Dow experiences its most spectacular rise in history. From a meager 776.92 on August 12, 1982, the index grows 1,409% to close at 11,722.98 by January 14, 2000, without any major reversals except for a brief but severe downturn in Black Monday, 1987, which includes the largest daily percentage loss in Dow history.