This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a United States stock market index.
Since first closing at 62.76 on February 16, 1885,[1] the Dow Jones Industrial Average has increased, despite several periods of decline.
The following are the secular bull and bear markets experienced by the Dow since its inception: As indicated above, an all-time low was 28.48, on August 8, 1896.
The following is a list of the milestone closing levels of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
After the end of the second World War, the Dow started another recovery that ultimately led to the all-time closing high set back in 1929.
10This was the Dow's close at the peak of August 25, 1987 before the Black Monday stock market crash.
11The Dow reached an intraday high above 3,000 for the first time on Friday, July 13, 1990, before falling back below by the close.
After two and a half months worth of several attempts, the Dow finally closed above 35,000 on Friday, July 23, 2021.
The following is a list of the record closes of the Dow Jones Industrial Average grouped by year since May 26, 1896.