What is the Dow Jones Index?
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is an index that tracks 30 large, publicly-owned companies trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the NASDAQ. A method of calculating a Dow Jones index that assumes all index components hit their high or low at the same time during the day.
What is the Dow Jones all-time high?
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (the Dow) is the index of the 30 top-performing U.S. companies. The most recent all-time-high record (to date of this writing) was on May 7, 2021, when it closed at 34,777.76. On Nov. 24, 2020, it broke 30,000 for the first time, closing at 30,046.24.
What is the highest the Dow has ever closed above?
Milestones for The. Dow Jones Industrial Average: DJIA Closes Above the 1,000 Mark: November 14, 1972 (1,003.16) DJIA Closes Above the 2,000 Mark: January 8, 1987 (2,002.25) DJIA Closes Above the 3,000 Mark: April 17, 1991 (3,004.46) DJIA Closes Above the 4,000 Mark: February 23, 1995 (4,003.33)
What is the Dow Jones'highest closing record?
The Dow Jones Industrial Average's highest closing record is 26,828.39, set on October 3, 2018.
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What was the Dow Jones' closing high in 2016?
The index's 2016 closing high was 19,974.62, set on Dec. 20, 2016. The Dow suffered a market correction between August 2015 and April 19, 2016, leading to a 2016 downturn. It began on January 4, when the Dow closed 160 points lower as investors worried about a slowdown in China's economic growth. 2.
When did the Dow hit a new high?
In 2019, the Dow hit two milestones and set 22 record closes. On July 3, the Dow hit a new high when the Trump administration announced it would resume trade negotiations with China, averting additional tariffs (taxes on imports). 2
What was the Dow Jones' peak in 1974?
On Dec. 4, 1974, the Dow closed at 598.64. 2 It had fallen 45% from its peak of 1,051.70 on Jan. 11, 1973. President Nixon helped create this recession by ending the gold standard.
How many milestones did the Dow hit in 2018?
The Dow hit three 1,000 -point milestones in 2018. It hit two of them in the first few weeks in January, closing above 25,000 on January 4. 2 The index breached 26,000 on January 17, then continued on to set 15 closing records in the rest of 2018.
How many records did the Dow have in 2016?
The Dow hit one milestone and had 26 closing records in 2016. Of the 26 records set that year, 17 occurred after the presidential election. The index's 2016 closing high was 19,974.62, set on Dec. 20, 2016.
What was the Dow Jones record in 2020?
The Dow ended the year at a record high of 30,606.48. On Nov. 24, 2020, it broke 30,000 and closed at 30,046.24. Its record before that was achieved on Nov. 16, 2020, when it finished the day at 29,950.44. It also started 2020 on a high note. The Dow set a record high of 28,868.80 on Jan. 2, 2020. It set another record a week later. It then set a milestone on January 15 when it rose above 29,000. 1
How many closing records did the Dow Jones Industrial Average have in 2017?
The index set 70 closing records in 2017. For the first time, the Dow reached five 1,000-point milestones in one year. On Jan. 25, 2017, the index closed at 20,068.51. 2
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