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 Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 930 points, or 1.9%, and the S&P 500 gained 1.8%.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average are up 0.6%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are both 0.7% and 1% higher.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The Dow Jones Industrial Average had fallen 449 points, to its lowest level in four years, and most of the market-moving news was coming not from the private sector but from government officials.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis