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Dow Jones Industrial Average
One can find more information about the Dow Jones Industrial average on a number of pages online. Scottrade, Yahoo Finance, and Investopedia are some examples.
There are 30 stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
The symbol for the Dow Jones Industrial Average in the Scottrade system is DJI or $DJI
The Dow Jones Industrial average first opened in 1896
Charles H. Dow (1851-1902) introduced the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) in 1896 when the market was not considered a respectable venture because of unscrupulous dealers, massive speculation, and the lack of information.
Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 381.17 on Sep 03, 1929Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 230.07 on Oct 29, 1929
I don't think Dow Jones has an abbreviation, however, Dow Jones Industrial Average is DJI or DJIA. Global Dow Jones Industrial Average is INDEXDJX:.DJI.
The Dow Jones Industrial average is a price weighted index.
Charles H. Dow (1851-1902) introduced the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) in 1896
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was founded in May 1896. It is based on thirty large companies that trade in the US and the average is created by weighting the stock prices to get a realistic overal value.
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