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Noun: Dow Jones Industrial Average
  1. An indicator of stock market prices; based on the share values of 30 blue-chip stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange
    "the Dow Jones Industrial Average is the most widely cited indicator of how the stock market is doing";
    - Dow Jones, Dow-Jones Industrial Average, Dow, Dow Jones average, Dow Jones index

Type of: stock index, stock market index

Encyclopedia: Dow Jones Industrial Average