Historical dataset of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) stock market index for the last 100 years. Historical data is inflation-adjusted using the headline CPI and each data point represents the month-end closing value. The current month is updated on an hourly basis with today's latest value.

This statistic presents the development of the Dow Jones Industrial Average index from 1986 to 2023. The 2023 year-end value of Dow Jones Industrial Average index amounted to 37,689.54. What is the Dow Jones Industrial Average index? Along with the NASDAQ 100 index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is amongst the most well-known and used stock indexes in the world. DJIA index was created in 1985 by Charles Dow. It is second oldest U.S. index and one of the most important U.S. stock market indices. It reflects the performance of 30 of the most influential U.S. based companies from various industries, such as JPMorgan Chase, IBM and Walt Disney traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ. Performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average The year that the financial crisis unfolded, 2008, was one of the worst years of the Dow. It was also in 2008 that some of the largest ever recorded losses of the DJIA based on single-day points were registered. On September 29th of 2008, for instance, the Dow had a loss of 106.85 points, the third largest single-day loss of all times. Since 2008 the index has generally been increasing, registering a high of 28,538.44 in 2019 before the economic effects of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic caused both the largest single-day losses, and largest single-day gains of the DJIA.

Interactive chart illustrating the performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) market index over the last ten years. Each point of the stock market graph is represented by the daily closing price for the DJIA. Historical data can be downloaded via the red button on the upper left corner of the chart.

Interactive chart showing the annual percentage change of the Dow Jones Industrial Average back to 1916. Performance is calculated as the % change from the last trading day of each year from the last trading day of the previous year.

The value of the DJIA index amounted to 43,191.24 at the end of March 2025, up from 21,917.16 at the end of March 2020. Global panic about the coronavirus epidemic caused the drop in March 2020, which was the worst drop since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008. Dow Jones Industrial Average index – additional information The Dow Jones Industrial Average index is a price-weighted average of 30 of the largest American publicly traded companies on New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ, and includes companies like Goldman Sachs, IBM and Walt Disney. This index is considered to be a barometer of the state of the American economy. DJIA index was created in 1986 by Charles Dow. Along with the NASDAQ 100 and S&P 500 indices, it is amongst the most well-known and used stock indexes in the world. The year that the 2018 financial crisis unfolded was one of the worst years of the Dow. It was also in 2008 that some of the largest ever recorded losses of the Dow Jones Index based on single-day points were registered. On September 29th of 2008, for instance, the Dow had a loss of 106.85 points, one of the largest single-day losses of all times. The best years in the history of the index still are 1915, when the index value increased by 81.66 percent in one year, and 1933, year when the index registered a growth of 63.74 percent.

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The Dow Jones Composite Index finished the year 2024 at 13,391.71 points, an increase compared to the previous year. Even with the economic effects of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2021 had the highest point of the index in the past two decades. What is Dow Jones Composite Index? The Dow Jones Composite Index is one of the indices from the Dow Jones index family. It is composed of 65 leading U.S. companies: 30 stocks forming the Dow Jones Industrial Average index, 20 stocks from the Dow Jones Transportation index and 15 stocks from the Dow Jones Utility Average index. Importance of stock indices A stock market index shows an average performance of companies from a given section of the market. It is usually a weighted average, meaning that such factors as price of companies or their market capitalization are taken into consideration when calculating the index value. Stock indices are very useful for the financial market participants, as they instantly show the sentiments prevailing on a given market. They are also commonly used as a benchmark against portfolio performance, showing if a given portfolio has outperformed, or underperformed the market.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is a stock market index used to analyze trends in the stock market. While many economists prefer to use other, market-weighted indices (the DJIA is price-weighted) as they are perceived to be more representative of the overall market, the Dow Jones remains one of the most commonly-used indices today, and its longevity allows for historical events and long-term trends to be analyzed over extended periods of time. Average changes in yearly closing prices, for example, shows how markets developed year on year. Figures were more sporadic in early years, but the impact of major events can be observed throughout. For example, the occasions where a decrease of more than 25 percent was observed each coincided with a major recession; these include the Post-WWI Recession in 1920, the Great Depression in 1929, the Recession of 1937-38, the 1973-75 Recession, and the Great Recession in 2008.

The statistic shows the best years of the Dow Jones Industrial Average index from 1897 to 2024. The best year in the history of the index was 1915, when the index value increased by 81.66 percent to close at 99.15 points compared to 54.58 in the previous year.

The main stock market index of United States, the US500, rose to 6074 points on June 24, 2025, gaining 0.80% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 2.57% and is up 11.05% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from United States. United States Stock Market Index - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on June of 2025.

Interactive chart showing the YTD daily performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average stock market index. Performance is shown as the percentage gain from the last trading day of the previous year.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) index dropped around 8,000 points in the four weeks from February 12 to March 11, 2020, but has since recovered and peaked at 44,910.65 points as of November 24, 2024. In February 2020 - just prior to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the DJIA index stood at a little over 29,000 points. U.S. markets suffer as virus spreads The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a turbulent period for stock markets – the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite also recorded dramatic drops. At the start of February, some analysts remained optimistic that the outbreak would ease. However, the increased spread of the virus started to hit investor confidence, prompting a record plunge in the stock markets. The Dow dropped by more than 3,500 points in the week from February 21 to February 28, which was a fall of 12.4 percent – its worst percentage loss in a week since October 2008. Stock markets offer valuable economic insights The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a stock market index that monitors the share prices of the 30 largest companies in the United States. By studying the performance of the listed companies, analysts can gauge the strength of the domestic economy. If investors are confident in a company’s future, they will buy its stocks. The uncertainty of the coronavirus sparked fears of an economic crisis, and many traders decided that investment during the pandemic was too risky.

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This dataset consists of five CSV files that provide detailed data on a stock portfolio and related market performance over the last 5 years. It includes portfolio positions, stock prices, and major U.S. market indices (NASDAQ, S&P 500, and Dow Jones). The data is essential for conducting portfolio analysis, financial modeling, and performance tracking.

1. Portfolio

This file contains the portfolio composition with details about individual stock positions, including the quantity of shares, sector, and their respective weights in the portfolio. The data also includes the stock's closing price.

• Columns:
  • Ticker: The stock symbol (e.g., AAPL, TSLA)
  • Quantity: The number of shares in the portfolio
  • Sector: The sector the stock belongs to (e.g., Technology, Healthcare)
  • Close: The closing price of the stock
  • Weight: The weight of the stock in the portfolio (as a percentage of total portfolio)

2. Portfolio Prices

This file contains historical pricing data for the stocks in the portfolio. It includes daily open, high, low, close prices, adjusted close prices, returns, and volume of traded stocks.

• Columns:
  • Date: The date of the data point
  • Ticker: The stock symbol
  • Open: The opening price of the stock on that day
  • High: The highest price reached on that day
  • Low: The lowest price reached on that day
  • Close: The closing price of the stock
  • Adjusted: The adjusted closing price after stock splits and dividends
  • Returns: Daily percentage return based on close prices
  • Volume: The volume of shares traded that day

3. NASDAQ

This file contains historical pricing data for the NASDAQ Composite index, providing similar data as in the Portfolio Prices file, but for the NASDAQ market index.

• Columns:
  • Date: The date of the data point
  • Ticker: The stock symbol (for NASDAQ index, this will be "IXIC")
  • Open: The opening price of the index
  • High: The highest value reached on that day
  • Low: The lowest value reached on that day
  • Close: The closing value of the index
  • Adjusted: The adjusted closing value after any corporate actions
  • Returns: Daily percentage return based on close values
  • Volume: The volume of shares traded

4. S&P 500

This file contains similar historical pricing data, but for the S&P 500 index, providing insights into the performance of the top 500 U.S. companies.

• Columns:
  • Date: The date of the data point
  • Ticker: The stock symbol (for S&P 500 index, this will be "SPX")
  • Open: The opening price of the index
  • High: The highest value reached on that day
  • Low: The lowest value reached on that day
  • Close: The closing value of the index
  • Adjusted: The adjusted closing value after any corporate actions
  • Returns: Daily percentage return based on close values
  • Volume: The volume of shares traded

5. Dow Jones

This file contains similar historical pricing data for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, providing insights into one of the most widely followed stock market indices in the world.

• Columns:
  • Date: The date of the data point
  • Ticker: The stock symbol (for Dow Jones index, this will be "DJI")
  • Open: The opening price of the index
  • High: The highest value reached on that day
  • Low: The lowest value reached on that day
  • Close: The closing value of the index
  • Adjusted: The adjusted closing value after any corporate actions
  • Returns: Daily percentage return based on close values
  • Volume: The volume of shares traded

Personal Portfolio Data

This data is received using a custom framework that fetches real-time and historical stock data from Yahoo Finance. It provides the portfolio’s data based on user-specific stock holdings and performance, allowing for personalized analysis. The personal framework ensures the portfolio data is automatically retrieved and updated with the latest stock prices, returns, and performance metrics.

This part of the dataset would typically involve data specific to a particular user’s stock positions, weights, and performance, which can be integrated with the other files for portfolio performance analysis.

Historical dataset for the S&P 500 stock market index since 1927. Historical data is inflation-adjusted using the headline CPI and each data point represents the month-end closing value. The current month is updated on an hourly basis with today's latest value.

View data of the S&P 500, an index of the stocks of 500 leading companies in the US economy, which provides a gauge of the U.S. equity market.

There have been ups and downs in the history of the Dow Jones Industrial Average index (DJIA). Some years brought as much as 30 percent of decrease in its value. Great Recession, however, took the largest toll on the Dow. In 1931, the index lost 52.67 percent of its value.

Index history

Dow Jones Industrial Average index (DJIA) is one of the most important stock market indices worldwide. It was created in 1896 by Charles Dow and Edward Jones. DJIA is the second oldest U.S. stock index after the Dow Jones Transportation Average, which was established in 1984.

Index components

DJIA reflects the performance of thirty large U.S. publicly traded companies. When the index was created, it was primarily composed of industrial companies, hence the index name. With time, the economic situation in the U.S. has changed and apart from industrial companies, which played a huge role in the market in the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, also companies from other leading industries were incorporated into the index. At present, the DJIA index is composed of most renowned U.S. corporations, such as Coca Cola, Microsoft or Walt Disney.

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This analysis presents a rigorous exploration of financial data, incorporating a diverse range of statistical features. By providing a robust foundation, it facilitates advanced research and innovative modeling techniques within the field of finance.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average

Financial data:

• Historical daily stock prices (open, high, low, close, volume)

• Fundamental data (e.g., market capitalization, price to earnings P/E ratio, dividend yield, earnings per share EPS, price to earnings growth, debt-to-equity ratio, price-to-book ratio, current ratio, free cash flow, projected earnings growth, return on equity, dividend payout ratio, price to sales ratio, credit rating)

• Technical indicators (e.g., moving averages, RSI, MACD, average directional index, aroon oscillator, stochastic oscillator, on-balance volume, accumulation/distribution A/D line, parabolic SAR indicator, bollinger bands indicators, fibonacci, williams percent range, commodity channel index)

Machine learning features:

• Feature engineering based on financial data and technical indicators

• Sentiment analysis data from social media and news articles

• Macroeconomic data (e.g., GDP, unemployment rate, interest rates, consumer spending, building permits, consumer confidence, inflation, producer price index, money supply, home sales, retail sales, bond yields)

Potential Applications:

• Stock price prediction

• Portfolio optimization

• Algorithmic trading

• Market sentiment analysis

• Risk management

Use Cases:

• Researchers investigating the effectiveness of machine learning in stock market prediction

• Analysts developing quantitative trading Buy/Sell strategies

• Individuals interested in building their own stock market prediction models

• Students learning about machine learning and financial applications

Additional Notes:

• The dataset may include different levels of granularity (e.g., daily, hourly)

• Data cleaning and preprocessing are essential before model training

• Regular updates are recommended to maintain the accuracy and relevance of the data

Prices for United States Stock Market Index (US30) including live quotes, historical charts and news. United States Stock Market Index (US30) was last updated by Trading Economics this June 9 of 2025.