Dow Jones Industrial Average
2006-10-05 04:11:47 · 2 answers · asked by Boricua Love 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
On Yahoo Finance, click on a chart of the Dow or on the highlighted DJIA link.
On the left side, click on Components. That will bring up a list of the 30 Dow stocks.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/cp?s=%5edji...
2006-10-05 04:23:04 · answer #1 · answered by dredude52 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a selection of industrial stocks that fall into different categories. 30 stocks are used currently and they are the stocks of the largest and most widely held "industrial" stocks. The industrial portion of the name is largely historical these days as there aren't that many heavy industries represented in it. The Dow Jones Industrial Average consists of the following 30 companies:
3M Co. (NYSE: MMM) (conglomerates, "manufacturing")
ALCOA Inc. (NYSE: AA) (aluminum)
Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) (tobacco, foods)
American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) (property & casualty insurance)
American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) (credit services)
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) (telecoms)
Boeing Co., The (NYSE: BA) (aerospace/defense)
Caterpillar, Inc. (NYSE: CAT) (farm & construction equipment)
Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) (money center banks)
Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) (beverages)
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (NYSE: DD) (chemicals)
Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) (major integrated oil & gas)
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) (conglomerates, media)
General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM) (auto manufacturers)
Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) (diversified computer systems)
Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD) (home improvement stores)
Honeywell International, Inc. (NYSE: HON) (conglomerates)
Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) (semiconductors)
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) (diversified computer systems)
JPMorgan Chase and Co. (NYSE: JPM) (money center banks)
Johnson & Johnson Inc. (NYSE: JNJ) (consumer and health care products conglomerate)
McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD) (restaurant franchise)
Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) (drug manufacturers)
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) (software)
Pfizer, Inc. (NYSE: PFE) (drug manufacturers)
Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) (consumer goods)
United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) (conglomerates)
Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) (telecoms)
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) (discount, variety stores)
Walt Disney Co., The (NYSE: DIS) (entertainment)
The DOW is the oldest continuing U.S. market index.
2006-10-05 11:23:19 · answer #2 · answered by William E 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋