Markets closed Dec. 31st, 2012 at 13,104. Jan. 1st, 2013 was a public holiday.
18,500
On January 1, 2013, the U.S. stock markets were closed for New Year's Day, so the Dow Jones Industrial Average did not have an official closing value on that date. However, the last closing value before January 1, 2013, was 13,104.14 on December 31, 2012. This figure reflects the performance of the index just before the new year began.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was created on May 26, 1896 and is named after Charles Dow and Edward Jones.
What was the Dow Jan 2016
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12,463.00
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Markets closed Dec. 31st, 2012 at 13,104. Jan. 1st, 2013 was a public holiday.
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Dow Jones Utility Average was created in 1929.
Dow Jones Transportation Average was created in 1884.
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.
there are 13,000 compenies listed on Dow Jones.