Dow Jones Industrial Average

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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For Friday thus far, investors have been unable to get futures updates for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100, with commodities futures trading also affected.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 315 points, or 0.7%.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.7%, or about 315 points.

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—U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.4%, futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3% and Nasdaq stock futures were up 0.5%.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 664 points, or 1.4%, to notch its best day since August.

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