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The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 11577.43 on January 3, 2011 (the first trading day of 2011). It closed at 12217.56 on December 30, 2011 (the last trading day of the year). This means the return was approximately 5.53 % for the year of 2011.
12,226.34
13,264.82
10500
5.5%
The stock market was not open on 12/31/2011 because that was a Saturday. The Dow Jones Industial Average closed on Friday December 30, 2011 at 12217.56.
The Dow Jones closed at 8,776.39 on December 31, 2008.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 11577.43 on January 3, 2011 (the first trading day of 2011). It closed at 12217.56 on December 30, 2011 (the last trading day of the year). This means the return was approximately 5.53 % for the year of 2011.
On December 24, 2009, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 10,520.10.
12,226.34
300.00
10,428.05
13,264.82
10500
5.5%
It depends on which day you are referring to. It ranged in the month of December from (low) 8,149 December 1st to (high)8,934 on December 8th. It closed out the year on December 31, 2008 at 8,776.
Dow Jones is less commonly known as Dow Jones Industrial Common. Dow Jones is a stock market index, created by Charles Henry Dow.