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The Dow Jones Industrial Average

December 31 1974 - June 30, 2008

Dow Jones - Monthly Bar Chart - Semi-log Scale - 1974-2008.
Chart plotted on CLOSING prices

Latest: June 30, 2008
The Dow - From 1974

Significant Levels On The Dow
December 6, 1974577  The last Bear Market bottom
July 12, 19761011  Highest point between Jan '73 and Oct. '82
August 12, 1982776  The start of the "Reagan Bull"
August 25, 19872722  The 1987 high
October 19, 19871738  The (508 point) crash of 1987
February 2, 19943975  The top of the post 1987 crash recovery
November 23, 19943674  The start of the Clinton "super bull"
March 29, 199910006  The first Dow close above 10000
January 14, 200011723  The "Clinton bull" high
March 17, 200010630  The biggest one day gain (499 points)
March 20, 20019720  Dow closes below previous year low - first time since 1982
Sept 11-14, 20019605  Terrorist attack - Dow closed for four days
Sept 17, 20008920  The biggest one day fall (685 points)
Sept. 21, 20018235  Dow's second worst week ever -14.26%
Dec 31, 200110021  Dow up 21.7% from Sept. 21 low but down 7.2% on the year
July 23, 20027702  Low close of break below post 9/11 low.
Sept 30, 20027591  New 2002 low - All treasury yields (except 30-year bond) at 2002 lows.
Oct 9, 20027286  New 2002 low - Dow down 37.8% from Jan 14, 2000 all time high.
Oct 31, 20028397  Dow up 806 points (10.6%) for Oct. First "up" month since March.
Nov 6, 20028771  Fed cuts rates for first time since Dec. 2001 - 0.50% - Fed Funds 1.25% - Discount 0.75%
Dec 31, 20028341  Dow down 16.8% for 2002. First three consecutive year loss since 1939-41
May 23, 20038601  Senate passes bill raising the Treasury debt limit by $US 984 Billion to $US 7.384 TRILLION
June 25, 20039011  Fed cuts rates by 0.25% to a post 1958 low of 1.00%
Dec 31, 200310453  Dow up 25.32% in 2003 - Dollar down 14.67% in 2003
October 3, 200611727  Dow exceeds its January 14, 2000 high of 11723
October 9, 200714164  New all time high on the Dow