define dow jones industrial average?

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define dow jones industrial average?

2006-11-07 13:05:30 · 2 answers · asked by johnpaterjr 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Investing

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The Dow Jones industrial average is an average of the value of x amount of 30 representative large cap stocks.

You can read more about it at investopedia.com

http://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/theoreticaldowjonesindex.asp

It's frequently quoted in the news as a bellweather for the market as a whole.

Hope that helps!

2006-11-09 14:10:55 · answer #1 · answered by Yada Yada Yada 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average

2006-11-07 13:14:57 · answer #2 · answered by Bryan S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋