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May 16, 2024 · The Dow’s all-time high at market close stands at 39,908.00, reached on May 15, 2024. The index hit its highest price at any time on May 16, 2024, when it surpassed 40,000 for the first time.
- Peter Gratton
This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a United States stock market index. Since first closing at 62.76 on February 16, 1885, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has increased, despite several periods of decline.
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May 17, 2024 · The Dow crossed its latest 10,000 point threshold briefly on Thursday and closed above 40,000 Friday — at 40,003.59 to be exact. It took about three and a half years to make the leap from 30,000 points, which it first crossed in November 2020.
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 High202438,627.4337,715.0440,003.59202334,121.5433,136.3737,710.10202232,898.3436,585.0636,799.65202134,055.2930,223.8936,488.63Dec 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.
- Kimberly Amadeo
May 17, 2024 · 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 president.
Dec 13, 2023 · The Dow Jones Industrial Average scored both an intraday high and a record close on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve signaled a pivot to rate cuts was likely in 2024. The Dow DJIA went...