What are the components of the Dow Jones?

Components of the Dow Jones. Dow Jones & Co. produces numerous stock indexes, including the Dow Jones Utility Average, the Europe Dow and the Asia Dow. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, or simply "the Dow," is the most widely recognized. Dating from 1896, it is the index featured prominently in financial newspapers and on financial websites.

What does Dow Jones mean?

Dow Jones* often refers to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which was one of the first stock indices and is one of the most commonly referred to barometers of equity performance in the United States.

What is the Dow Jones Index?

The Dow Jones is an index made up of 30 of the biggest and most important US companies, and is one of three major stock indexes investors use to measure stock market performance.