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Dow Jones Industrial Average
Simply known as the Dow, refers to a stock market index showing how 30 publicly held companies in the US trade during a trading session. It is owned by the CME Group, with majority ownership over the Dow Jones Indexes.
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Has Dow Jones ever reached 15000?
No. Dow Jones Industrial's all time high was 14,164 in October 2007.
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Where can you learn to read the stock market charts?
Learning to read stock charts is a skill that takes years to master. Understand that you're never going to be able to trade with 100% certainty, but with enough practice, you can discover how to take trades with odds that are in your favor. Here's a site that I found helpful, where it really helps you to learn not only the major chart patterns, but when and how to trade them.
http://onlycharts.com/
What does indp and indu stand for on the Dow Jones boards?
INDP stands for Industrial Production while INDU stands for Dow Industrial.
What is the historic PE Ratio for the Dow Jones?
According to the Investors Business Daily, the lowest in it's 5 year history is 15.5 on 11/26/07. It's high was 102 on 05/29/08. As of August 24th, 2008, the PE of DJIA is 91.5
A rise in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and good business conditions indicate a bull market.
Dow Jones Industrial Average trend for the past three months?
what is the dow trend last three months
The Hilton. This hotel was incorporated in 1946
What was the closing price on the Dow Jones December 31 2008?
The Dow Jones closed at 8,776.39 on December 31, 2008.
Any stock of the Dow Jones Index of couse has to be of a major size compared to most of the stocks in the S&P 500. Another criterion is the final combination of the stocks. The comanies have to be as representative as possible for the US economy. That also why Bank of America an Chevron replaced Altria and Honeywell earlier this year. Dow Jones & Co. ist still responsible for the composition of the DJIA.
the editors of the Wall Street Journal decide what companies are included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average
What is the largest percentage loss in Dow Jones history?
Largest single day loss: 'Black Monday' October 19, 1987: 22.6%
Largest total loss: Great Depression, September 3, 1929 to July 8, 1932: 89.2%
The Dow Jones bottom in 1932 erased 36 years of gain, and it took 22 years (until 1954) to again reach the levels of its 1929 peak.
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When was the last time the Dow Jones was below 10000 points?
Today - October 6, 2008 - was the first time the Dow Jones was below 10,000 points since October 26, 2004.
Is The Dow Jones Industrial Average a market value weighted or price weighted index?
The Dow Jones Industrial average is a price weighted index.
What was the Dow Jones average at Bill Clinton's first Inaugaration?
djindexes.com/mdsidx/downloads/xlspages/DJIA_Hist_Perf.xls
shows the DJIA low of 1993 was on Inauguration Day, Jan 20, closing at 3,241.95.
Yahoo Finance shows the DJIA opened on Clinton's Inauguration Day at 3255.99.
In addition to a budget surplus, William Jefferson Clinton left George Walker Bush with a DJIA of 10,587.59. That's a return of 226% or 15.9% annually.
Clinton continues to get 0 credit from the media and the Republicans and the public in general for these fine achievements. In fact the Democrats lost the House, including Speaker of the House Tom Foley as a thank you for their act in 1993 which led to the balanced budget, which kept interest rates low throughout the 1990s, enabling this bull run.
How do you buy a share of the Dow Jones average?
Up until recently, it was impossible to buy a share of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA). The average consists of 30 companies, so an investor who wanted to mimic the returns of the DJIA would have to buy shares of all 30 companies in proportion to their weighting in the average and continually rebalance their portfolio based on the weighting each company was given in the DJIA. Today, with the advent of ETF's an investor can invest in the DIA, the State Street Global Advisor SPDR of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The DIA ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, generally correspond to the price and yield performance of the DJIA.
What is the percentage change in the Dow Jones industrial average year to date?
As of December 10, 2010, the DJIA is up 9.42% year-to-date.
What is the symbol for Dow Jones Industrial Average in etrade?
I was just doing some research and you can buy an ETF that tracks the DJIA, such as SPDR Down Jones Industrial Average ETF, ticker symbol: DIA
How many trading days in a year for the Dow Jones industrials?
It depends on the number of business days we have in the year.
Usually the exchange is closed on:
- Saturdays & Sundays
- National Holidays like Christmas, New Year etc
On all remaining business days the Dow Jones is open for trading
