In 1884, Charles Dow created the Dow Jones Average. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was then created by the same man in May of 1886. The average was made up of 12 stocks.
Visit the Dow Jones Indexes website. http://www.djindexes.com/ Home > Dow Jones Averages (on drop down) > Index Data > Specify your data range (i.e. Feb 1, 1980 - Mar 1, 1980), be sure to put Frequency to Daily, and 'Get Report'. You will have the Dow Jones Industrial Average for your date.
dow index average in 1980
Charles Dow, the co-founder of Dow Jones & Company and the creator of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, was born in 1851 in Sterling, Connecticut. His ancestors were primarily of English descent, with his family having settled in New England during the colonial period. While specific details about his ancestors are limited, they were part of the early American settler community in the region. Dow's upbringing in a rural, industrious environment influenced his later career in journalism and finance.
On "Black Tuesday", October 29, 1929. The day Dow Jones crashed.
The Dow Jones average peaked in 1937 at 194.40 and did not achieve that level again until after the end of World War II.
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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.
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Dow Jones is less commonly known as Dow Jones Industrial Common. Dow Jones is a stock market index, created by Charles Henry Dow.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average was created on May 26, 1896 and is named after Charles Dow and Edward Jones.
Charles Dow was the co founder of Dow Jones News.
Dow Jones: in 1882 three men - Charles Dow, Edward Davis Jones and Charles Bergstresser - formed a business in New York. Dow Jones comes from the combination of Charles Dow's and Edward Jones's last names.
In 1882, Dow Jones was founded by three reporters: Charles Dow, Edward Jones and Charles Bergstresser.
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.
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In 1882, Dow Jones was founded by three reporters: Charles Dow, Edward Jones and Charles Bergstresser.