12,463.00
13000
11,100
1,000
12925
18,500
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/jan-june08/wildweek_01-25.html
14,164 - October 9, 2007
The Dow Jones has been steadily rising for the passed 100 years. Only recently in 2007 it dropped from 14k to 7k in January of 2009. The Dow Jones is now back to 11k.
On January 1, 2007, the stock market was closed due to the New Year's Day holiday, so there was no official closing value for the Dow Jones Industrial Average on that date. However, the Dow closed at 12,463.15 on December 29, 2006, which was the last trading day of the year. This marked a period of growth and optimism in the market leading into 2007.
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.