Dow Jones Industrial Average

Cultural  

1. An index of the relative price movement of the shares of thirty major industrial companies, most of which are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Changes in the average (noted as “rises” and “falls”) give investors a general picture of the state of the market. Often referred to as “the Dow.”

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Example Sentences

Still, those glimmers of hope fueled a massive rally on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite all posting their best days since last May.

From Barron's

—U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.7% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.6%.

From The Wall Street Journal

The stock dropped 11.3% on Tuesday, closing at $7.60, while the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.9% and 2.5%, respectively, gaining on hopes that the Iran conflict would end soon.

From Barron's

The Dow Jones Industrial Average scratched out a 0.1% gain.

From Barron's

Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 1.1%, while the S&P 500 was 1% higher.

From The Wall Street Journal