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In 1884, Charles Dow created the Dow Jones Average. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was then created by the same man in May of 1886. The average was made up of 12 stocks.
As of December 10, 2010, the DJIA is up 9.42% year-to-date.
There is not really a stock symbol for the Dow Jones Industrial Average as it is simply an average composed of (and tracks) 30 different large/diverse American companies. However, there is a symbol/security that tracks the Dow Jones Industrial Average and moves in direct correlation with it, and that is "DIA". Basically speaking, if the Dow Jones goes up 1%, then the DIA will be up 1%.
Dec 17 2006 the Dow was 12315. That is the latest figure I can find on line. That would leave the Dow up more 1200 points for the year 2007 but my 401 K has only posted a .46% gain for the year.
There is not really a stock symbol for the Dow Jones Industrial Average as it is simply an average composed of (and tracks) 30 different large/diverse American companies. However, there is a symbol/security that tracks the Dow Jones Industrial Average and moves in direct correlation with it, and that is "DIA". Basically speaking, if the Dow Jones goes up 1%, then the DIA will be up 1%.
Thirty companies make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, including prestigous companies such as American Express, Bank of America, ExxonMobil and Home Depot.
Dow Jones and NASDAQ
The Dow Jones Stock Market can be checked online on various websites such as Google Finance, Money MSN and Schwab. Checking online gives an up to the minute status of the market.
Your question cannot be answered because you did not put the date in your question. See Related Links below to get historical prices for the Dow Jones such as the open, close, high, and low for the day dating back to 1970. Simply type in the date you are looking for.
I am Charles H. Dow's great, great grandaughter . He used a magazine or journal but up to that time it was a telegraph and wire system for relaying information of the Dow Jones. The well known started publication is the Wall Street Journal. Janice Paul