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The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) had its best month since 2021 in October 2022, returning 13.4%.
- A Brief History of The Dow
- Dow All-Time Highs
- Dow All-Time Lows and Plunges
- The Bottom Line
Journalist Charles Dow and his business partner, Edward Jones, established the Dow Jones Industrial Average in 1896 with 12 companies in the industrial sector. The number of companies included in the index increased to 20 in 1916 and then to the current number, 30, in 1928. Since its inception, the Dow has remained among the most frequently discuss...
The Dow has consistently hit new highs during the 2010s. The longest bull market in history lasted about 11 years, starting in March 2009 and ending in February 2020. Many records were set in 2019, thanks in part to trade talks with China that boosted firms in the index. The Dow had 22 record closes in 2019. The Dow finally broke the 30,000 mark th...
While the recent decade has shown strong economic growth, leading to plenty of record highs for the Dow, there have been significant plunges as well, both over longer periods and in dramatic single-day or single-moment drops. Perhaps the most infamous trough was during the Great Depression, in which the Dow lost about 90%of its value over three yea...
The Dow posted its all-time high during intraday trading on May 16, 2024, reaching a peak of 40,051.05 points. The highest close occurred the day before when the index closed at 39,908.00 points. The peak was led in part by optimism that the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates later this year.
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Interactive chart of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) stock market index for the last 100 years. Historical data is inflation-adjusted using the headline CPI and each data point represents the month-end closing value. The current month is updated on an hourly basis with today's latest value.
YearAverageclosing PriceYear OpenYear High202438,625.2037,715.0440,003.59202334,121.5433,136.3737,710.10202232,898.3436,585.0636,799.65202134,055.2930,223.8936,488.63Dec 21, 2022 · The most recent all-time-high record (as of this writing) was on Jan. 4, 2022, when it closed at 36,799.65. This was the Dow's third consecutive trading day with a record close and the fourth record closing in just two months.
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- Calvin Coolidge. DJIA performance: +230.5% Served from: Aug. 2, 1923 - March 4, 1929. Months in office: 67. Party affiliation: Republican. President Calvin Coolidge presided over the largest gains in the Dow of any president since the end of WWI.
- William J. Clinton. DJIA performance: +228.9% Served from: Jan. 20, 1993 - Jan. 20, 2001. Months in office: 96. Party affiliation: Democratic. The DJIA skyrocketed by nearly 230% under President Bill Clinton.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt. DJIA performance: +198.6% Served from: March 4, 1933 - April 12, 1945. Months in office: 145. Party affiliation: Democratic. President Franklin Roosevelt served as president longer than anyone in history.
- Barack Obama. DJIA performance: +148.3% Served from: Jan. 20, 2009 - Jan. 20, 2017. Months in office: 96. Party affiliation: Democratic. When Barack Obama took office in January 2009, the U.S. economy was in freefall.
All-time highs All-time lows Closing: 40,003.59: Friday, May 17, 2024: 41.22: Friday, July 8, 1932 Intraday: 40,077.40: Monday, May 20, 2024: 40.56: Friday, July 8, 1932
May 17, 2024 · Jim Sergent. USA TODAY. The Dow Jones industrial average finished above 40,000 for the first time on Friday afternoon, doubling where the index hit shortly after Donald Trump became the 45th...
