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Here's a look at the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a stock market index made up of 30 blue-chip US stocks. It is intended to be a way to measure the strength or weakness of the entire American stock market.
The Dow Jones began in 1896 with 12 industrial stocks.
Dow Jones & Co was founded by journalists Charles Dow and Edward Jones.
Current Dow Jones Stocks
Record closing – February 1, 2024, the Dow closes at 38,519.84 points.
Highest points earned in one day: March 24, 2020, the Dow Jones gains 2,112.98 points.
Highest percentage gain in one day: On March 15, 1933, the Dow Jones closed up 15.34%.
Biggest point loss in one day: On March 16, 2020, the Dow closes down 2,997.1 points.
Largest percentage loss in one day: On October 19, 1987, the Dow Jones closed with a drop of 22.61%.
1882 – Dow, Jones & Co. is created.
1884 – Charles Dow creates the Dow Average, the precursor to the DJIA.
May 26, 1896 – The first index, composed of 12 industrial companies, is published and the Dow opens at 40.94 points.
January 12, 1906 – The Dow closes at 100.25, the first close above 100.
October 24, 1929 – The Stock Market Crash of 1929 begins, leading to the Great Depression of the 1930s. It takes 25 years for the Dow Jones to recover its peak of 381 points reached in September 1929.
1930 – Dow Jones is incorporated and the comma in the name is removed.
March 12, 1956 – The Dow closes at 500.24, the first close above 500.
November 14, 1972 – The Dow Jones closes at 1,003.16, the first close above 1,000.
October 19, 1987 – The Dow closed down 508 points, at the time the largest one-day drop in Dow history.
November 21, 1995 – The Dow Jones closes at 5,023.55, the first close above 5,000.
March 29, 1999 – The Dow closes at 10,006.78, the first close above 10,000.
September 17, 2001 – Stock markets reopen after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
September 21, 2001 – After the first full week after 9/11, the Dow Jones drops more than 1,300 points, or about 14%.
October 19, 2006 – The Dow Jones closes at 12,011.73, the first close above 12,000.
April 25, 2007 – The Dow Jones closes at 13,089.89, the first close above 13,000.
July 19, 2007 – The Dow Jones closes at 14,000.41, the first close above 14,000.
September 29, 2008 – The worst single-day point drop in history at the time, dropping 777.68 points, the same day the US House of Representatives rejects the $700 billion financial rescue package.
October 6 to 10, 2008 – The worst weekly drop in points and percentages ended at 8,451.19, or a drop of 1,874.19 points and 18.15% for the week.
February 21, 2012 – The Dow Jones crosses the 13,000 level for the first time since May 2008.
February 1, 2013 – The Dow closes above 14,000 for the first time since October 2007.
May 7, 2013 – The Dow closes above 15,000 points for the first time.
November 21, 2013 – The Dow closes above 16,000 points for the first time, at 16,009.99.
July 3, 2014 – The Dow Jones closes at 17,068.26, the first close above 17,000.
December 23, 2014 – The Dow closes at 18,024.17, the first close above 18,000.
August 26, 2015 – The Dow closes with a gain of 619 points, the largest daily gain since 2008.
January 7, 2016 – The Dow Jones falls 5% in its first four days of the year, the worst four-day percentage loss recorded at the beginning of the year.
November 22, 2016 – The Dow Jones closes at 19,023.87, the first close above 19,000.
January 25, 2017 – The Dow Jones reaches 20,000 points for the first time in history.
March 1, 2017 – The Dow Jones closes at 21,115.55, the first close above 21,000 in history.
August 2, 2017 – The Dow closes above 22,000 points for the first time, at 22,016.24.
October 18, 2017 – The Dow closes above 23,000 points for the first time, at 23,157.60.
November 30, 2017 – The Dow closes above 24,000 points for the first time, at 24,272.35.
January 4, 2018 – The Dow closes at 25,075.13, the first close above 25,000.
January 17, 2018 – The Dow closes at 26,115.65, the first time it has closed above 26,000.
July 11, 2019 – The Dow closes at 27,088.08, the first time it has closed above 27,000.
November 15, 2019 – The Dow closes above 28,000 points for the first time, at 28,004.89.
January 15, 2020 – The Dow Jones closes above 29,000 points for the first time, at 29,030.22.
March 16, 2020 – The Dow records its worst one-day point drop in history, 2,997.1 points, and its worst performance in percentage terms since October 19, 1987, also known as “Black Monday.”
March 24, 2020 – The Dow closes with a gain of 2,112.98 points, becoming the largest single-day point gain in history.
November 24, 2020 – The Dow closes above 30,000 points for the first time, at 30,046.24.
January 7, 2021 – The Dow Jones closes at 31,041.13, the first close above 31,000.
March 10, 2021 – The Dow closes at 32,297.02, the first close above 32,000.
March 17, 2021 – The Dow closes above 33,000 points for the first time, at 33,015.37.
April 15, 2021 – The Dow closes above 34,000 points for the first time, at 34,035.99.
July 23, 2021 – The Dow closes above 35,000 points for the first time, at 35,061.55.
November 2, 2021 – The Dow Jones closes at 36,052.63, the first close above 36,000.
December 13, 2023 – The Dow closes above 37,000 points for the first time, at 37,090.24.
January 22, 2024 – The Dow Jones closes at 38,001.81, the first close above 38,000.
