Markets closed Dec. 31st, 2012 at 13,104. Jan. 1st, 2013 was a public holiday.
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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.
On January 20, 2017, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 19,827.25 points. This was the day of Donald Trump's inauguration as President of the United States. The market showed a positive trend leading up to the inauguration, reflecting investor optimism.
What was the Dow Jan 2016
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Markets closed Dec. 31st, 2012 at 13,104. Jan. 1st, 2013 was a public holiday.
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On January 1, 2014, the stock market was closed for the New Year's Day holiday, so there was no official closing value for the Dow Jones Industrial Average on that date. However, the last closing value before that date was on December 31, 2013, when the Dow closed at 16,576.66.
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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.
Dow Jones Utility Average was created in 1929.
Dow Jones Transportation Average was created in 1884.