the Dow Jones Industrial Average UK US noun [S] (ABBREVIATION DJIA™, DJI, also the Dow™, also the Dow Jones, also the Dow Jones index) STOCK MARKET
► a US stock market index (= system for measuring the present value of shares) that is based on an average of share prices from 30 US companies including important manufacturing, finance, technology, and entertainment businesses: »
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 198.94, or 1.5%, to finish at 13266.73.
»The Dow Jones index rose 63 points, or 0.6%, to 10,528, by midday.
»The DJIA™ opened down 23.25 points at 9299.77.
Financial and business terms. 2012.