Dow Jones closes at all-time record high
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Monday, October 1, 2007
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a new all-time record high at 14,087.55 or up 191.92 points (+%1.38).
Other markets closed up as well. the Nasdaq Composite closed at 2,740.99 which is +39.49 points (+%1.46), the highest close in almost seven years. The S&P 500 index also closed up +20.29 points (+%1.33) to close at 1,547.03.
The last all-time high record for the DOW was 14,000.41 which was achieved on July 19. This is the second time the DJIA has ever closed above 14,000 since its debut on May 26, 1896.
Related news
- "Dow Jones Industrial closes above 14,000 for first time ever" — Wikinews, July 19, 2007
Sources
- David Bogoslaw. "Dow Hits New Record" — BusinessWeek, October 1, 2007
- "Dow surges to record high" — Radio New Zealand, October 1, 2007

