Index Name:  Dow Jones Industrial Average – DJIA.

Nickname:  The Dow.

Publishing Company:  Dow Jones & Co.

Base Year:  1,896.

Number of Components:  30.

Weight:  According to Price.

The Dow is the oldest and most famous of the stock indices. It is thought to be the central barometer for measuring the American stock market and is used by investors world-wide.

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Graph 7 describes the index’s development since 1895.

Graph 7

The DJIA Since 1895 (the y-axis is labeled in index units)