The first figure came out on May 26, 1896, with an average of 40.94.
DJIA: Closed @ 8,776.39 on 12/31/08.
The DJIA index is very popular part of the stock market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is the most quoted when it comes to noting how well the market is doing.
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Djia - 17776.12 s&p - 2067.89 nasdaq - 4900.88
DIA
Not very much. Sad but true. They calculate the Dow by adding together the prices of the 30 stocks that comprise the Dow Jones Industrial Average, then dividing by a figure that's SUPPOSED to linearize the DJIA. It takes into account things like stock splits. Right now, the divisor is below one, so the DJIA is higher than the combined stock prices of the 30 companies in the DJIA. The DJIA is generally held as an indicator of the health of the market. There are better indices--the Standard & Poor's 500 is a good one--but the Dow is traditional.
About 100 years
What is the average annual rate of return for the DJIA over the past 25 years
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is one of several Indices created using a collection of stocks, which are changed over time. The DJIA is based on 30 top companies in the US.
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"Futures are a way in which you can trade a security or commodity without having to actually own it. In this case, DJIA futures allow you to place money on the overall movement of the DJIA and is derived from the overall entity rather than a specific stock, security or commodity."