Synonyms

Dow Jones Industrial Average

Cultural

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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The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid more than 1,200 points on Tuesday morning, on pace for its worst day since April, after the conflict threatened to halt access to the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime corridor for the world’s oil supply.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid more than 1,200 points this morning before reversing course; it closed down 0.8%, or around 404 points.

From The Wall Street Journal

The sector benchmark has risen more than 7.2% since last week’s trough and was only edging 0.3% lower on Tuesday even as the Nasdaq tumbled 1.6% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gave up more than 1100 points.

From Barron's

Futures tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average were off nearly 800 points.

From Barron's

The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged down 0.2% on Monday, while the S&P 500 inched 0.04% higher and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.4%.

From Barron's

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