The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is a group of 30 U.S. industry leaders. It's often looked at as a proxy for the market, since its components' performance is indicative of what's happening in the economy and the markets. The DJIA itself gained 14% in 2024, far underperforming the larger and more diverse S&P 500, which gained 25%.

Key Takeaways Boeing shares were among the few decliners in the Dow Jones Industrial Average Wednesday, one day after the aircraft maker reported a decline in 2024 plane deliveries.The stock has carved out a potential inverse head and shoulders between August and January,

Led by positive momentum for shares of 3M and Boeing, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is climbing Tuesday morning. The Dow Dow Jones Industrial Average was most recently trading 293 points higher (0.7%), as shares of 3M 3M Co. and Boeing Boeing Co. have contributed to the index's intraday rally.

2024 was an excellent year for the major stock market indexes. But the Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI 0.78%) had just a 12.9% return, compared to 23.3% for the S&P 500 ( ^GSPC 1.00%) and 28.6% for the Nasdaq Composite.

On a weekly basis, Wall Street’s main indexes are set for their second straight week of advances, with the blue-chip Dow on track for its biggest weekly jump since October 2022.

The benchmark S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq opened muted on Friday, with investors staying cautious ahead of economic data, while planemaker Boeing dropped after issuing a quarterly

Emirates president Tim Clark told BI that Boeing workers were unfairly treated by previous management, which prioritized profits over quality.

ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.12 per cent, the S&P 500 gained 0.01 per cent, the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.03 per cent

The Nasdaq Composite slid more than 3% in Monday’s trading as a slate of AI-related plays, including chip darling Nvidia, tanked.

Boeing earnings are on the way. The commercial airplane maker is slated to report its full fourth-quarter earnings Tuesday morning after releasing some of its quarterly results on Jan. 23. Boeing generated fourth-quarter sales of $15.

Irish index of shares edges higher with food stocks Kerry and Glanbia up, gaining 0.99% and 0.64% respectively

The pound was quoted at USD1.2479 late Monday afternoon in London, down from USD1.2490 at the equities close on Friday. The euro stood lower at USD1.0505, against USD1.0510. Against the yen, the dollar was trading lower at JPY154.16 compared to JPY155.70.