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The '''Dow Jones Industrial Average''', commonly known as the '''Dow Jones''', is a [[stock]] price index based on 30 prominent stocks on the New York Stock Exchange. [[File:Dow1925-2009.jpg|400px|thumb|Dow Jones index since 1925, in constant 2009 dollars]]

The '''Dow Jones Industrial Average''', commonly known as the '''Dow Jones''', is a [[stock]] price index based on thnirty prominent stocks on the [[New York Stock Exchange]]. [[File:Dow1925-2009.jpg|400px|thumb|Dow Jones index since 1925, in constant 2009 dollars]]

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is the average of these 30 stocks, and is a commonly used indicator of general trends in the prices of [[stock|stocks]] and [[bond|bonds]] in the United States. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was first published by ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' editor Charles Dow in 1896 with 12 stocks. The number has since drawn to 30. The only stock of the original 12 that is still a part of the Average is [[General Electric]].

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is the average of these thirty stocks, and is a commonly used indicator of general trends in the prices of [[stock|stocks]] and [[bond|bonds]] in the United States. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was first published by ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' editor Charles Dow in 1896 with twelve stocks. The only stock of the original twelve that is still a part of the Average is [[General Electric]].

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