Dow Jones Industrial Average

NOUN

popular stock market indice

Synonyms

WEAK

Big Board DJIA Dow Dow Jones' Average Dow Thirty the Big Board the Dow

Example Sentences

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The Nasdaq soared 2.5%, while the S&P 500 gained 1.8% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1.9%, or around 930 points.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 930 points and oil prices fell after Trump said he was canceling planned strikes on Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The highest price stock in the price weighted Dow Jones Industrial Average carries heavy influence and trades 6% below its 52-week high.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was lower, but barely, with a 0.2% loss.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The stock market had rebounded earlier in the year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbing an all-time record of 15.34 percent in one day on March 15 to close at 62.10.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown