What is the Dow Jones?
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Here's a look at the New York Stock Market's Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Basic data
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a stock market index made up of 30 blue chip US stocks.
Its goal is to gauge the strength or weakness of the entire US stock market.
The Dow Jones plummets more than 1,000 points on the worst day of the year on Wall Street
The Dow began operating in 1896 with 12 industrial values.
Dow Jones & Co was founded by journalists Charles Dow and Edward Jones.
Current prices of the Dow Jones.
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records
Record close -
On January 4, 2022, the Dow closes at 36,799.65 points.
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Biggest point gain in one day -
March 24, 2020, the Dow gains 2,112.98 points.
Largest percentage gain in one day -
March 15, 1933, the Dow closes 15.34% higher.
Largest point loss in one day -
March 16, 2020, the Dow closes down 2,997.1 points.
Largest one-day percentage loss -
October 19, 1987, the Dow closes in a tailspin, losing 22.61%.
Chronology
1882 -
Dow, Jones & Co. is created.
1884 -
Charles Dow creates the Dow Averages, the forerunner of the DJIA.
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.
October 24, 1929 -
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 begins, leading to the Great Depression of the 1930s. It takes the Dow 25 years to regain its September 1929 high of 381 points.
1930 -
The Dow Jones becomes a stock company and the comma is dropped from the name.
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March 12, 1956 -
The Dow closes at 500.24, the first close above 500.
November 14, 1972 -
The Dow closes at 1,003.16, the first close above 1,000.
Oct. 19, 1987 -
The Dow closes down 508 points, at the time the largest one-day drop in Dow history.
November 21, 1995 -
The Dow closes at 5,023.55, the first close above 5,000 points.
March 29, 1999 -
The Dow closes at 10,006.78, the first close above 10,000.
September 17, 2001 -
Stock markets reopen following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
September 21, 2001 -
After the first full week of trading after 9/11, the Dow falls more than 1,300 points, or 14%.
October 19, 2006 -
The Dow closes at 12,011.73, the first close above 12,000 points.
April 25, 2007 -
The Dow closes at 13,089.89, the first close above 13,000 points.
July 19, 2007 -
The Dow closes at 14,000.41, the first close above 14,000.
September 29, 2008 -
The worst single-day drop, up to that point, in history, with a drop of 777.68 points, the same day that the US House of Representatives rejects the rescue package US$ 700,000 million loan.
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From October 6 to 10, 2008 -
The worst weekly drop in points and percentage, ending at 8,451.19, that is, a drop of 1,874.19 points and 18.15% for the week.
February 21, 2012 -
The Dow crosses the 13,000 level for the first time since May 2008.
February 1, 2013 -
The Dow closes above 14,000 for the first time since October 2007.
May 7, 2013 -
The Dow closes above 15,000 for the first time.
Nov 21, 2013 -
The Dow closes above 16,000 for the first time, at 16,009.99.
Jul 3, 2014 -
The Dow closes at 17,068.26, the first close above 17,000.
Dec 23, 2014 -
The Dow closes at 18,024.17, the first close above 18,000.
August 26, 2015 -
The Dow closes with a gain of 619 points, the biggest daily point gain since 2008.
January 7, 2016 -
The Dow falls 5% in its first four days of the year, the worst four-day percentage loss to start a year on record.
November 22, 2016 -
The Dow closes at 19,023.87, the first close above 19,000.
January 25, 2017 -
The Dow reaches the 20,000 point milestone for the first time in history.
March 1, 2017 -
The Dow closes at 21,115.55, the first close above 21,000 in history.
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August 2, 2017 -
The Dow closes above 22,000 for the first time, at 22,016.24.
October 18, 2017 -
The Dow closes above 23,000 for the first time, at 23,157.60.
November 30, 2017 -
The Dow closes above 24,000 for the first time at 24,272.35.
January 4, 2018 -
The Dow closes at 25,075.13, the first close above 25,000.
Jan 17, 2018 -
The Dow closes at 26,115.65, the first time it has closed above 26,000.
Jul 11, 2019 -
The Dow closes at 27,088.08, the first time it has closed above 27,000.
November 15, 2019 -
The Dow closes above 28,000 for the first time at 28,004.89.
January 15, 2020 -
The Dow closes above 29,000 for the first time, at 29,030.22.
March 16, 2020 -
The Dow posts its worst one-day drop in history, 2,997.1 points, and its worst performance in percentage terms since October 19, 1987, also known as "Black Monday."
March 24, 2020 -
The Dow closes with a gain of 2,112.98 points, becoming the largest one-day point gain in history.
November 24, 2020 -
The Dow closes above 30,000 points for the first time, at 30,046.24.
Jan 7, 2021 -
The Dow closes at 31,041.13, the first close above 31,000.
March 10, 2021 -
The Dow closes at 32,297.02, the first close above 32,000.
March 17, 2021 -
The Dow closes above 33,000 for the first time, at 33,015.37.
April 15, 2021 -
The Dow closes above 34,000 for the first time, at 34,035.99.
Jul 23, 2021 -
The Dow closes above 35,000 for the first time, at 35,061.55.
November 2, 2021 -
The Dow closes at 36,052.63, the first close above 36,000.
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