What is Dow Jones?

Dow Jones is a stock index of 30 companies that represents the US economy.

Charles Dow started it in 1896 with fellow journalist Edward Jones.

They also started the Wall Street Journal

Dow Jones companies

Following were the Dow's companies when it launched:

Dow Jones companies added later

Following companies added to Dow Jones later:

It reached 19,000 on 25 November 2016