This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a United States stock market index. Since first closing at 62.76 on February 16, 1885,[1] the Dow Jones Industrial Average has increased, despite several periods of decline.
Like most other stock market indices, the Dow undergoes periods of general increase and general declines or stagnation. A bull market is a term denoting a period of price increases, while a bear market denotes a period of declines. Wall Street generally considers a bear market in session when multiple broad market indices have a downturn of 20% or more in value lasting for at least 2 months.
There are two types of bull markets. A secular bull market is a period in which the stock market index is continually reaching all-time highs with only brief periods of correction, as during the 1990s, and can last upwards of 15 years. A cyclical bull market is a period in which the stock market index is reaching 52-week or multi-year highs and may briefly peak at all-time highs before a rapid decline, as in the early 1970s. It usually occurs within relatively longer bear markets and lasts about three years.
The following are the secular bull and bear markets experienced by the Dow since its inception:
As indicated above, an all-time low was 28.48, on August 8, 1896.
Category | All-time highs | All-time lows | |||
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Closing | [16] | 39,807.37 | Thursday, March 28, 2024 | 41.22 | Friday, July 8, 1932 |
Intraday | [16] | 39,889.05 | Thursday, March 21, 2024 | 40.56 | Friday, July 8, 1932 |
The following is a list of the milestone closing levels of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
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Bold formatting is applied every 5 milestones.
Milestone | Closing level | Date first achieved |
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62.761 | 62.76 | February 16, 1885 |
65 | February 18, 1888 | |
70 | ||
75 |
Milestone | Closing level | Date first achieved |
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78.382 | 79.27 | March 24, 1905 |
80 | 80.02 | March 31, 1905 |
85 | 85.22 | November 20, 1905 |
90 | 90.82 | December 5, 1905 |
95 | 95.13 | December 12, 1905 |
100 | 100.25 | January 12, 1906 |
Milestone | Closing level | Date first achieved |
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103.003 | 103.11 | September 28, 1916 |
110 | 110.13 | November 18, 1916 |
Milestone | Closing level | Date first achieved |
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119.624 | 120.51 | December 31, 1924 |
120 | ||
130 | 130.42 | June 2, 1925 |
140 | 140.20 | August 15, 1925 |
150 | 150.29 | October 20, 1925 |
160 | 160.53 | February 4, 1926 |
170 | 170.29 | May 19, 1927 |
180 | 180.09 | July 27, 1927 |
190 | 190.00 | August 29, 1927 |
200 | 200.93 | December 19, 1927 |
210 | 210.36 | March 26, 1928 |
220 | 220.09 | May 8, 1928 |
230 | 233.68 | August 24, 1928 |
240 | 240.41 | August 31, 1928 |
250 | 250.87 | October 17, 1928 |
260 | 260.68 | November 7, 1928 |
270 | 276.66 | November 16, 1928 |
280 | 283.90 | November 20, 1928 |
290 | 290.34 | November 22, 1928 |
300 | 300.00 | December 31, 1928 |
310 | 310.33 | January 23, 1929 |
320 | 322.06 | February 5, 1929 |
330 | 331.65 | June 28, 1929 |
340 | 340.28 | July 2, 1929 |
350 | 350.56 | August 1, 1929 |
360 | 361.49 | August 16, 1929 |
370 | 374.61 | August 23, 1929 |
380 | 380.33 | August 30, 1929 |
After reaching an intra-day low of 40.56 on July 8, 1932, the Dow started to recover with a major setback at the start of World War II.
Milestone | Closing level | Date achieved again |
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40 | 41.22 | July 8, 1932 |
42 | 42.99 | July 11, 1932 |
44 | 44.88 | July 13, 1932 |
46 | 46.50 | July 21, 1932 |
48 | 49.78 | July 25, 1932 |
50 | 51.34 | July 27, 1932 |
55 | 58.22 | August 3, 1932 |
60 | 62.60 | August 5, 1932 |
65 | 66.56 | August 6, 1932 |
70 | 70.87 | August 22, 1932 |
75 | 75.61 | August 27, 1932 |
80 | 80.78 | May 10, 1933 |
85 | 86.42 | May 26, 1933 |
90 | 90.02 | May 29, 1933 |
95 | 96.75 | June 12, 1933 |
100 | 100.92 | July 1, 1933 |
110 | 110.74 | February 5, 1934 |
120 | 120.75 | June 22, 1935 |
130 | 130.75 | September 6, 1935 |
140 | 140.68 | October 25, 1935 |
150 | 150.62 | February 3, 1936 |
160 | 160.43 | April 2, 1936 |
170 | 170.76 | October 2, 1936 |
180 | 180.66 | November 4, 1936 |
190 | 190.29 | February 11, 1937 |
After the end of the second World War, the Dow started another recovery that ultimately led to the all-time closing high set back in 1929.
Milestone | Closing level | Date achieved again |
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194.406 | 195.18 | December 8, 1945 |
200 | 200.04 | January 11, 1946 |
210 | 211.70 | May 28, 1946 |
220 | 220.60 | May 17, 1950 |
230 | 231.15 | October 4, 1950 |
240 | 240.86 | January 4, 1951 |
250 | 250.76 | February 1, 1951 |
260 | 260.71 | May 1, 1951 |
270 | 270.25 | August 31, 1951 |
280 | 280.29 | August 11, 1952 |
290 | 292.00 | December 30, 1952 |
300 | 300.83 | March 11, 1954 |
310 | 311.76 | April 14, 1954 |
320 | 320.41 | May 6, 1954 |
330 | 330.72 | June 23, 1954 |
340 | 341.12 | July 6, 1954 |
350 | 350.38 | August 20, 1954 |
360 | 361.67 | September 24, 1954 |
370 | 371.07 | November 9, 1954 |
Milestone | Closing level | Date first achieved |
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380 | 382.74 | November 23, 1954 |
381.175 | ||
390 | 392.48 | December 6, 1954 |
400 | 401.97 | December 29, 1954 |
410 | 410.32 | February 9, 1955 |
420 | 420.94 | April 12, 1955 |
430 | 430.64 | April 26, 1955 |
440 | 440.17 | June 13, 1955 |
450 | 451.38 | June 30, 1955 |
460 | 467.41 | July 6, 1955 |
470 | 472.53 | September 2, 1955 |
480 | 480.93 | September 13, 1955 |
490 | 491.68 | March 5, 1956 |
500 | 500.24 | March 12, 1956 |
520 | 521.05 | April 6, 1956 |
540 | 543.36 | October 10, 1958 |
560 | 561.13 | November 11, 1958 |
580 | 581.80 | December 30, 1958 |
600 | 602.21 | February 20, 1959 |
620 | 624.06 | April 17, 1959 |
640 | 643.79 | May 29, 1959 |
660 | 660.09 | July 6, 1959 |
680 | 685.47 | January 5, 1960 |
700 | 705.52 | May 17, 1961 |
720 | 720.69 | August 4, 1961 |
740 | 740.34 | September 11, 1963 |
760 | 760.50 | October 29, 1963 |
780 | 781.31 | January 22, 1964 |
800 | 800.14 | February 28, 1964 |
820 | 820.25 | March 18, 1964 |
840 | 841.47 | July 2, 1964 |
860 | 867.13 | September 11, 1964 |
880 | 881.50 | October 20, 1964 |
900 | 900.95 | January 28, 1965 |
920 | 922.31 | April 30, 1965 |
940 | 942.65 | October 11, 1965 |
960 | 960.82 | October 29, 1965 |
980 | 981.62 | January 5, 1966 |
Milestone | Closing level | Date first achieved |
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995.157 | 995.26 | November 10, 1972 |
1,0008 | 1,003.16 | November 14, 1972 |
1,050 | 1,051.70 | January 11, 1973 |
Milestone | Closing level | Date first achieved |
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1,051.709 | 1,065.49 | November 3, 1982 |
1,100 | 1,121.81 | February 24, 1983 |
1,150 | 1,156.64 | April 13, 1983 |
1,200 | 1,209.46 | April 26, 1983 |
1,250 | 1,257.52 | September 22, 1983 |
1,300 | 1,304.88 | May 20, 1985 |
1,350 | 1,357.97 | July 17, 1985 |
1,400 | 1,403.44 | November 6, 1985 |
1,450 | 1,462.27 | November 21, 1985 |
1,500 | 1,511.70 | December 11, 1985 |
1,550 | 1,553.10 | December 16, 1985 |
1,600 | 1,600.69 | February 6, 1986 |
1,650 | 1,664.45 | February 14, 1986 |
1,700 | 1,713.99 | February 27, 1986 |
1,750 | 1,753.71 | March 13, 1986 |
1,800 | 1,804.24 | March 20, 1986 |
1,850 | 1,855.03 | April 17, 1986 |
1,900 | 1,903.54 | July 1, 1986 |
1,950 | 1,955.97 | December 2, 1986 |
2,000 | 2,002.25 | January 8, 1987 |
2,050 | 2,070.73 | January 15, 1987 |
2,100 | 2,102.50 | January 19, 1987 |
2,150 | 2,150.45 | January 27, 1987 |
2,200 | 2,201.49 | February 5, 1987 |
2,250 | 2,257.45 | March 4, 1987 |
2,300 | 2,333.52 | March 20, 1987 |
2,350 | 2,363.78 | March 23, 1987 |
2,400 | 2,405.54 | April 6, 1987 |
2,450 | 2,451.05 | June 25, 1987 |
2,500 | 2,510.04 | July 17, 1987 |
2,550 | 2,567.44 | July 30, 1987 |
2,600 | 2,635.84 | August 10, 1987 |
2,650 | 2,680.47 | August 11, 1987 |
2,700 | 2,700.57 | August 17, 1987 |
Milestone | Closing level | Date first achieved |
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2,722.4210 | 2,734.64 | August 24, 1989 |
2,750 | 2,752.09 | September 1, 1989 |
2,800 | 2,810.15 | January 2, 1990 |
2,850 | 2,852.23 | May 22, 1990 |
2,900 | 2,900.97 | June 1, 1990 |
2,950 | 2,969.80 | July 12, 1990 |
3,00011 | 3,004.46 | April 17, 1991 |
3,100 | 3,101.52 | December 27, 1991 |
3,200 | 3,201.48 | January 3, 1992 |
3,300 | 3,306.13 | April 14, 1992 |
3,400 | 3,413.21 | June 1, 1992 |
3,500 | 3,500.03 | May 19, 1993 |
3,600 | 3,604.86 | August 18, 1993 |
3,700 | 3,710.77 | November 16, 1993 |
3,800 | 3,803.88 | January 6, 1994 |
3,900 | 3,914.48 | January 21, 1994 |
4,00012 | 4,003.33 | February 23, 1995 |
4,100 | 4,138.66 | March 24, 1995 |
4,200 | 4,201.61 | April 4, 1995 |
4,300 | 4,303.98 | April 24, 1995 |
4,400 | 4,404.62 | May 10, 1995 |
4,500 | 4,510.79 | June 16, 1995 |
4,600 | 4,615.23 | July 5, 1995 |
4,700 | 4,702.73 | July 7, 1995 |
4,800 | 4,801.80 | September 14, 1995 |
4,900 | 4,922.75 | November 15, 1995 |
5,000 | 5,023.55 | November 21, 1995 |
5,100 | 5,105.56 | November 29, 1995 |
5,200 | 5,216.47 | December 13, 1995 |
5,300 | 5,304.98 | January 29, 1996 |
5,400 | 5,405.05 | February 1, 1996 |
5,500 | 5,539.45 | February 8, 1996 |
5,600 | 5,600.14 | February 12, 1996 |
5,700 | 5,748.82 | May 20, 1996 |
5,800 | 5,838.52 | September 13, 1996 |
5,900 | 5,904.90 | October 1, 1996 |
6,000 | 6,010.00 | October 14, 1996 |
6,100 | 6,177.71 | November 6, 1996 |
6,200 | 6,206.03 | November 7, 1996 |
6,300 | 6,312.99 | November 14, 1996 |
6,400 | 6,430.02 | November 20, 1996 |
6,500 | 6,547.79 | November 25, 1996 |
6,600 | 6,600.65 | January 7, 1997 |
6,700 | 6,703.79 | January 10, 1997 |
6,800 | 6,833.09 | January 17, 1997 |
6,900 | 6,961.63 | February 12, 1997 |
7,000 | 7,022.43 | February 13, 1997 |
7,100 | 7,214.48 | May 5, 1997 |
7,200 | ||
7,300 | 7,333.54 | May 15, 1997 |
7,400 | 7,435.77 | June 6, 1997 |
7,500 | 7,539.27 | June 10, 1997 |
7,600 | 7,711.46 | June 12, 1997 |
7,700 | ||
7,800 | 7,895.80 | July 3, 1997 |
7,900 | 7,962.30 | July 8, 1997 |
8,000 | 8,038.88 | July 16, 1997 |
8,100 | 8,116.92 | July 24, 1997 |
8,200 | 8,254.89 | July 30, 1997 |
8,300 | 8,314.54 | February 11, 1998 |
8,400 | 8,451.05 | February 18, 1998 |
8,500 | 8,545.71 | February 27, 1998 |
8,600 | 8,643.11 | March 10, 1998 |
8,700 | 8,718.84 | March 16, 1998 |
8,800 | 8,803.04 | March 19, 1998 |
8,900 | 8,906.42 | March 20, 1998 |
9,000 | 9,033.22 | April 6, 1998 |
9,100 | 9,110.19 | April 14, 1998 |
9,200 | 9,211.83 | May 13, 1998 |
9,300 | 9,328.18 | July 16, 1998 |
9,400 | 9,443.97 | August 19, 1999 |
9,500 | 9,528.18 | September 3, 1999 |
9,600 | 9,643.32 | october 7, 1999 |
9,700 | 9,736.07 | october 13, 1999 |
9,800 | 9,827.44 | November 3, 1999 |
9,900 | 9,958.77 | December 8, 1999 |
10,00013 | 10,006.78 | December 13, 1999 |
10,200 | 10,339.51 | December 21, 1999 |
10,400 | 10,411.66 | December 30, 1999 |
10,600 | 10,727.18 | February 11, 2000 |
10,800 | 10,837.71 | December 28, 2000 |
11,000 | 11,215.69 | May 16, 2001 |
11,400 | 11,497.76 | December 30, 2003 |
11,600 | 11,722.98 | January 14, 2004 |
Milestone | Closing level | Date first achieved |
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11,722.9814 | 11,727.34 | October 3, 2006 |
11,800 | 11,850.61 | October 4, 2006 |
12,000 | 12,011.73 | October 19, 2006 |
12,200 | 12,218.01 | November 14, 2006 |
12,400 | 12,416.76 | December 14, 2006 |
12,600 | 12,621.77 | January 24, 2007 |
12,800 | 12,803.84 | April 18, 2007 |
13,000 | 13,089.89 | April 25, 2007 |
13,200 | 13,211.88 | May 2, 2007 |
13,400 | 13,487.53 | May 16, 2007 |
13,600 | 13,633.08 | May 30, 2007 |
13,800 | 13,861.73 | July 12, 2007 |
14,000 | 14,000.41 | July 19, 2007 |
Milestone | Closing level | Date first achieved |
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14,164.5315 | 14,253.77 | March 5, 2013 |
14,200 | ||
14,400 | 14,447.29 | March 11, 2013 |
14,600 | 14,662.01 | April 2, 2013 |
14,800 | 14,802.24 | April 10, 2013 |
15,00016 | 15,056.20 | May 7, 2013 |
15,200 | 15,215.25 | May 14, 2013 |
15,400 | 15,409.39 | May 28, 2013 |
15,600 | 15,628.02 | August 1, 2013 |
15,800 | 15,821.63 | November 13, 2013 |
16,000 | 16,009.99 | November 21, 2013 |
16,200 | 16,221.14 | December 20, 2013 |
16,400 | 16,479.88 | December 26, 2013 |
16,600 | 16,695.47 | May 12, 2014 |
16,800 | 16,836.11 | June 5, 2014 |
17,000 | 17,068.26 | July 3, 2014 |
17,200 | 17,265.99 | September 18, 2014 |
17,400 | 17,484.53 | November 5, 2014 |
17,600 | 17,613.74 | November 10, 2014 |
17,800 | 17,810.06 | November 21, 2014 |
18,000 | 18,024.17 | December 23, 2014 |
18,200 | 18,209.19 | February 24, 2015 |
18,312.3917 | 18,347.67 | July 12, 2016 |
18,400 | 18,506.41 | July 14, 2016 |
18,600 | 18,613.52 | August 11, 2016 |
18,800 | 18,807.88 | November 10, 2016 |
19,000 | 19,023.87 | November 22, 2016 |
19,20018 | 19,216.24 | December 5, 2016 |
19,400 | 19,549.62 | December 7, 2016 |
19,600 | 19,614.81 | December 8, 2016 |
19,800 | 19,911.21 | December 13, 2016 |
20,000 | 20,068.51 | January 25, 2017 |
20,500 | 20,504.41 | February 14, 2017 |
21,000 | 21,115.55 | March 1, 2017 |
21,500 | 21,528.99 | June 19, 2017 |
22,000 | 22,016.24 | August 2, 2017 |
22,500 | 22,557.60 | October 2, 2017 |
23,000 | 23,157.60 | October 18, 2017 |
23,500 | 23,516.26 | November 2, 2017 |
24,000 | 24,272.35 | November 30, 2017 |
24,500 | 24,504.80 | December 12, 2017 |
25,000 | 25,075.13 | January 4, 2018 |
25,500 | 25,574.73 | January 11, 2018 |
26,00019 | 26,115.65 | January 17, 2018 |
26,500 | 26,616.71 | January 26, 2018 |
26,828.39 | 26,966.00 | July 3, 2019 |
27,000 | 27,088.08 | July 11, 2019 |
27,500 | 27,674.80 | November 7, 2019 |
28,000 | 28,004.89 | November 15, 2019 |
28,500 | 28,551.53 | December 23, 2019 |
29,00020 | 29,030.22 | January 15, 2020 |
29,500 | 29,551.42 | February 12, 2020 |
Milestone | Closing level | Date first achieved |
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29,551.4221 | 29,950.44 | November 16, 2020 |
30,000 | 30,046.24 | November 24, 2020 |
30,500 | 30,606.48 | December 31, 2020 |
31,000 | 31,041.13 | January 7, 2021 |
31,500 | 31,522.75 | February 16, 2021 |
32,000 | 32,297.02 | March 10, 2021 |
32,500 | 32,778.64 | March 12, 2021 |
33,00022 | 33,015.37 | March 17, 2021 |
33,500 | 33,527.19 | April 5, 2021 |
34,000 | 34,035.99 | April 15, 2021 |
34,500 | 34,548.53 | May 6, 2021 |
35,00023 | 35,061.55 | July 23, 2021 |
35,500 | 35,515.38 | August 13, 2021 |
36,000 | 36,052.63 | November 2, 2021 |
36,500 | 36,585.06 | January 3, 2022 |
37,000 | 37,090.24 | December 13, 2023 |
37,500 | 37,557.92 | December 19, 2023 |
38,000 | 38,001.81 | January 22, 2024 |
38,500 | 38,519.84 | February 1, 2024 |
39,000 | 39,069.11 | February 22, 2024 |
39,500 | 39,512.13 | March 20, 2024 |