the Dow Jones Industrial Average
noun [ S ]
STOCK MARKET ukus(abbreviation DJIA™); (DJI); (also the Dow™); (also the Dow Jones); (also the Dow Jones index)a US stock market index (= system for measuring the present value of shares) that is based on an average of share prices from 30 US companies including important manufacturing, finance, technology, and entertainment businesses:
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 198.94, or 1.5%, to finish at 13266.73.
The Dow Jones index rose 63 points, or 0.6%, to 10,528, by midday.
The DJIA™ opened down 23.25 points at 9299.77.
See also
Standard and Poor's
Nasdaq
FTSE