The Dow Jones fell 0.02 percent to 43,261.72 points in NYSE trading at 5:59 p.m. This means that the values contained in the index are 18,132 trillion. worth euros. At the start of Wednesday trading there was a discount of 0.059 percent to 43,243.27 points on the price board, after 43,268.94 points the previous day.
The Dow Jones peaked at 43,359.22 units on Wednesday, while the index reached its lowest point at 43,074.86 points.
This is how the Dow Jones has developed since the beginning of the year
Since the beginning of the week, the Dow Jones has already fallen by 0.392 percent. A month ago, NYSE trading was suspended for the weekend. The Dow Jones reached 43,275.91 points on the previous trading day, October 18, 2024. Three months ago, on August 20, 2024, the Dow Jones stood at 40,834.97 points. Just a year ago, on November 20, 2023, the Dow Jones was trading at 35,151.04 points.
Since the beginning of 2024, the index has already increased by 14.71 percent. The Dow Jones reached its annual high of 44,486.70 points. However, the low for the year is at 37,122.95 points.
Tops and flops currently
The strongest stocks in the Dow Jones are currently UnitedHealth (+3.01 percent to $594.34), Amgen (+0.89 percent to $282.44), Merck (+0.85 percent to $97.36), Walt Disney (+0.68 percent to $113.18) and IBM (+0.57 percent to $211.44). Meanwhile, the losers in the Dow Jones are Travelers (-1.71 percent to $254.83), Amazon (-1.54 percent to $201.45), Nike (-1.45 percent to $72.84), JPMorgan Chase (-1.32 percent to $239.88) and Home Depot (-1.30 percent to $401.51).
Dow Jones stocks with the highest market capitalization
NVIDIA shares currently have the largest trading volume in the Dow Jones. Most recently, 19,292,445 shares were traded on the NYSE. Apple shares have the largest market capitalization in the Dow Jones. 3,258 trillion. Euro is the market value of the share.
Dow Jones fundamentals in focus
According to FactSet estimates, Verizon shares have the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 9.02 among Dow Jones stocks this year. Verizon investors are expected to be lured with the highest dividend yield in the index at 6.49 percent in 2024, according to FactSet estimates.
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How do you think changes in interest rates or inflation expectations might influence investor sentiment toward the Dow Jones in the near term?
Interview Questions:
1. What factors do you believe have contributed to the slight dip in the Dow Jones index today, and how does it reflect the overall health of the stock market?
2. Is there a particular stock or sector within the Dow Jones that investors should be paying close attention to in the coming months, and why?
3. Considering the year-to-date performance of the Dow Jones, what do you think has been the primary driver of its increase, and what factors might hinder further growth?
4. Can you provide any insights into the impact of recent geopolitical events or economic trends on the Dow Jones index and its component stocks?
5. For long-term investors, which Dow Jones stocks do you think are most undervalued or overvalued, and why?
6. How does the Dow Jones’s high weighting of technology stocks affect its overall performance and risk profile, especially given the potential for regulatory intervention in the sector?
7. As we look at the Dow Jones’s fundamentals, including dividend yields and price-to-earnings ratios, how do you assess the attractiveness of investing in this index at present?
8. What are some of the key themes or trends that you think will shape the Dow Jones’s performance in the coming years, and how should investors position themselves accordingly?
9. how do you see the Dow Jones index evolving in the face of increasing competition from alternative investment vehicles such as cryptocurrencies or ESG-focused ETFs?
