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Dow Jones Industrial Average

An index of the relative price movement of the shares of thirty major industrial companies, most of which are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Changes in the average (noted as “rises” and “falls”) give investors a general picture of the state of the market. Often referred to as “the Dow.”

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Wall Street rejoiced at the announcement of a deal, with the Dow Jones industrial average, the Standard & Poor’s 500 and the Nasdaq all up more than 2%.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 500 points on news of the deal, as Wall Street investors look for signs of progress in trade negotiations over five weeks out since Trump announced tariff increases on global trading partners, “friend and foe alike.”

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Major US indexes were all up when the market closed on Friday - the S&P 500 and Nasdaq had both risen 1.5% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 1.4%.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 2.9% and has dropped about 10% so far this year, while the Nasdaq fell more than 3.4% and is down roughly 18% since January.

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The S&P 500 added 1.6% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.1%.

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