Market index
Dow Jones
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, a price-weighted average of 30 large US blue-chip stocks. Its narrow membership and price weighting make it best read alongside the S&P 500 rather than on its own.
At a glance
Dow Jones: latest value and prior change
As of 2026-09-04, Dow Jones is 53,414 pt. It is 271.9 pt lower than 53,686 pt on 2026-09-03.
Across 672 available observations from 2024-01-02 to 2026-09-04, the latest value is at the tie-adjusted 97th percentile.
- Observed on
- Default comparison window
- 2024-01-02–2026-09-04
- Observations · observed cadence
- 672 · Daily
- Data source
- FRED
A high or low percentile does not by itself make the indicator positive, negative, or a buy or sell signal.
Time-series chart
Dow Jones
2024-01-02–2026-09-04
Long-history series are stored as real provider observations. Index, FX, VIX, and ratio charts use historical backfill where providers expose it; Korean investor flow and margin-credit feeds expand as stable historical endpoints become available.
Recent observations and calculated changes
The ten latest chart observations. Change subtracts the previous observation; intervals vary with holidays, release schedules and missing data. A difference in rates or ratios is not an investment return.
| Observed | Value | Previous date | Difference (current − previous) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | 53,414 pt | 2026-09-03 | -271.9 pt |
| 2026-09-03 | 53,686 pt | 2026-09-02 | 624.2 pt |
| 2026-09-02 | 53,062 pt | 2026-09-01 | 295.1 pt |
| 2026-09-01 | 52,767 pt | 2026-08-31 | -419.0 pt |
| 2026-08-31 | 53,186 pt | 2026-08-28 | -374.1 pt |
| 2026-08-28 | 53,560 pt | 2026-08-27 | -9.45 pt |
| 2026-08-27 | 53,569 pt | 2026-08-26 | 105.6 pt |
| 2026-08-26 | 53,464 pt | 2026-08-25 | -113.5 pt |
| 2026-08-25 | 53,577 pt | 2026-08-24 | 160.2 pt |
| 2026-08-24 | 53,417 pt | 2026-08-21 | 140.2 pt |
Source: FRED
Interpretation guide
The Dow: start with the fact that it is price-weighted
The Dow Jones Industrial Average sums the share prices of 30 U.S. blue chips and divides by an adjusted divisor. Influence comes from a stock's price, not its market cap, which makes the Dow a structurally different instrument from the S&P 500 even though both cover U.S. equities.
The quirks of price weighting
A stock trading at 500 dollars carries ten times the influence of one at 50 dollars, regardless of company size. A stock split reduces a company's index contribution without changing the business, a distortion built into the methodology itself.
- Large point moves often translate into ordinary percentage moves, so always convert before reacting.
- One or two high-priced constituents can swing the index, so identify the driver on big days.
- Because of splits and constituent changes, very long-run level comparisons are indicative at best.
What 30 blue chips can tell you
With only 30 names, the Dow leans toward mature industrials, financials, and healthcare rather than technology. That tilt makes it a read on confidence in the real economy and dividend stability, and it typically lags during growth-led markets.
- Dow outperformance versus the NASDAQ Composite flags a possible rotation into value and cyclicals.
- Simultaneous new highs in the Dow and the S&P 500 suggest the advance has broadened beyond growth.
- When only the Dow is weak, check for sector-specific news in industrials or financials first.
Where it connects to Korea
The industrial and consumer blue chips inside the Dow serve as a rough proxy for global real-economy demand. That makes it a useful companion when tracking Korean cyclical exporters in machinery, shipbuilding, and chemicals.
- During sustained Dow strength, watch the relative performance of KOSPI cyclical large caps.
- A rising Dow alongside a falling gold-silver ratio is a mutually confirming recovery signal.
- Counting how many of the 30 constituents advanced beats the headline print for judging real strength.
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