Dow Jones Industrial Average vs. S&P 500 The Dow and the S&P 500 are probably the two most well-known stock market indexes, but there are a couple of key differences between the two.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average became the first major U.S. stock index to set a record since the Federal Reserve started raising interest rates. Investors on Wednesday drove the blue-chip index ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) index dropped 1.6% in February. Although some blue chip stocks slumped by double-digit percentages, 50% of its 30 constituents beat the index ...

Meanwhile, the departing Dow Inc. is the smallest component in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, with a market cap of $34 billion (for context, Sherwin-Williams is a $90 billion company).

By Wednesday's closing bell, the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average had added 1.1% to 45,010, the broad-based S&P 500 was up 0.8% to 6,358 and the tech-focused Nasdaq Composite had risen 0.6% ...

In midday trading Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Index fell more than 20% from its peak earlier in the year, putting it into bear market territory.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average just entered bull market territory, a milestone that implies more upward momentum in the blue chip index. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI 0.47%) tracks 30 ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) is probably the one stock market indicator that most people can name right away. Dating to 1885,.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) ends Thursday's session in the red as names like IBM (IBM) and Honeywell (HON) drag down the index. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre ...

The Dow’s current form is based largely on changes during the 20th century. In 1916, the index went from a collection of 12 stocks to 20. In 1928, it increased to 30 stocks, where it remains today.