How to Find Dow Jones Stock Market Historical Prices and Charts
With the recent price volatility of the Dow Jones Stock Market Index, you may find it interesting to look back at the historical movements of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. If you have been investing in stocks for less than twenty years, then you may not realize how wide stock market price fluctuations have been prior to 1990. This brief article will provide guidance on how to find Dow Jones historical prices in both number form and chart form. Historical stock market information is not to be used as a prediction of what the future holds, however it can be a useful learning tool. You will be able to access Dow Jones Stock Market historical prices further back than the Great Depression.
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Your first option to see Dow Jones Stock Market historical pricing is to go to the Yahoo Finance website. For your convenience, a direct link can be found at the bottom of this article in the resources section. Once on the website, you will want to enter the date for which you want to see the historical pricing. So, if you enter 03/04/1965, you will see that on March 4, 1967 the Dow Jones Industrial Average was at 846.60. Notice that Yahoo Finance offers you a range of dates, so if you pick a wide range of dates for Dow Jones historical pricing, click on "last" to get to the first day of your range. If you are familiar with using a financial calculator, you can use the Time Value of Money feature to determine the annualized rate of return between a date in the past and today's Dow Jones Stock Market price.
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Now, if you are a more visual person, and you would prefer to see the Dow Jones historical pricing in chart form, then you can do so by accessing the Stockcharts website. Again, a link can be found in the resources section at the bottom of the page. This website will give you a more visual representation of the stock market price changes over the past century. Here you can take notice of the enormous dip that occured during the Great Depression. Also, notice the major downward volatility in 1973/1974 and the crash in 1987. Again, in no way should you use this Dow Jones historical pricing chart to predict the future, but it can certainly provide you a quick history lesson. When you see volatile periods, both good and bad, you may find it interesting to research the news headlines of those years.
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It is also worth taking note that you can use these same websites for other historical information, such as a historical individual stock prices. For example, on the Yahoo website, if you change the symbol to KO and enter the date 6/7/2000, you will see that Coca-Cola stock was priced at $53.00 per share at close of business on June 7, 2000. It will also show you a price adjusted for dividends and splits. While still on the same Yahoo page, click on "Basic Chart" on the left hand side to see a chart of Coca-Cola stock. You can adjust the chart from one day to beyond five years.
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Use the historical information to make yourself a well informed stock investor. By being a better informed investor, you will be a more confident stock investor.
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Tips & Warnings
Before investing in stocks, make sure you understand the risks associated with the stock market. Primarily, understand the risk that you can lose money.
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very good post, I was really searching for this topic as I wanted this topic to understand completely and it is also very rare in internet that is why it was very difficult to understand. thank you for sharing this. Regard Stock Market.
