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

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 were also up premarket, gaining 0.2% and 0.3% respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 871 points, or 1.8%, while the S&P 500 was off 2.1%.

From Barron's

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 871 points, or 1.8%, while the S&P 500 was off 2.1%.

From Barron's

Stocks fell around the world, but the U.S. experienced some of the sharpest declines, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average retreating 871 points, or 1.8%, the S&P 500 dropping 2.1% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq sliding 2.4%.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell around 870 points, or 1.8%.

From The Wall Street Journal