REVEALED: THE DOW JONES 30 What, Facts and Make-up

17 ธ.ค. 2022

All index traders trade it...

But do we know anything about The Dow Jones?

I'm going to break down what it is, some interesting facts about the Index and what companies makes up the index.

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WHAT IS THE DOW JONES?

The Dow Jones 30, or DJIA or "The Dow" is a stock market index that reflects the performance of 30 large, publicly traded companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ.

INTERESTING FACTS!

1. The index was created by Charles Dow, editor of the Wall Street Journal, in 1896.

2. The DJIA is calculated by taking the sum of the prices of the stocks of the 30 companies included in the index, and then dividing that sum by a divisor, which is adjusted periodically to account for stock splits and other corporate actions.

3. The DJIA is considered a "price-weighted" index, meaning that the stocks with higher prices have a greater impact on the index's value.

4. The DJIA is one of the oldest and most widely followed stock market indices in the world, and it is often used as a barometer of the overall performance of the U.S. stock market.

The DJIA is composed of a mix of blue-chip and cyclical stocks, which means that it tends to be more stable than some other stock market indices, but it can also be affected by economic and market cycles.

The DJIA is often abbreviated as "the Dow" and is quoted in points, rather than dollars. For example, a DJIA value of 32,920 means that the index is at 32,920 points.

WHAT IS MADE UP OF THE DOW JONES?

• 3M
  American Express
  Apple
  Boeing
  Caterpillar
  Chevron
  Cisco Systems
  The Coca-Cola Company
  DuPont
  Exxon Mobil
  Goldman Sachs
  The Home Depot
  IBM
  Intel
  Johnson & Johnson
  JPMorgan Chase
  McDonald's
  Merck
  Microsoft
  Nike
  Pfizer
  Procter & Gamble
  Travelers
  UnitedHealth Group
  United Technologies
  Verizon Communications
  Visa
  Walmart
  The Walt Disney Company
  Exxon Mobil
  

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