Dow Jones' Average

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The Dow Jones average plunged more than 1,000 points during Monday’s trading session before recovering and finishing with a modest gain.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2022

The Dow Jones average rose over 1,900 points Friday but was still in bear market territory, down over 20 percent from its all-time last month.

From Washington Times • Mar. 14, 2020

The Dow Jones average fell another 880 points by closing time on Tuesday afternoon, and has lost about 7% of its value in two days.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2020

And until we get there, you might want to save yourself the time and aggravation of trying to figure out why the Dow Jones average just fell 600 points while you were having lunch.

From Washington Post • Dec. 6, 2018

This is profitability even by modern Wall Street standards: if the Dow Jones average had risen a similar amount since World War II, the index would now stand at over twenty thousand.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro