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Dow Jones Industrials

The down jones industrials is the most widely looked at index in the world for US stocks. It is also frequently called the Blue Chip 30 because it includes some of America's largest and most well known stocks. Most Americans will recognize all of the companies listed in the Dow 30 by name, as it includes companies like Microsoft, CitiGroup, Exxon, GE and more. To see the list of companies please view the table below.

Component Data Date: 02 Jun 2005

Report Creation Date: 04 Jun 2005

COMPANY NAME	PRIMARY EXCHANGE	TICKER / SEDOL	STYLE	ICB SUBSECTOR	MKT. CAP. RANGE	WGHTG. %	USD CLOSE
3M Co.	New York SE	MMM	GRO	Diversified Industrials	Lrg. Cap.	5.3614	76.57
Alcoa Inc.	New York SE	AA	VAL	Aluminum	Lrg. Cap.	1.9444	27.77
Altria Group Inc.	New York SE	MO	VAL	Tobacco	Lrg. Cap.	4.7347	67.62
American Express Co.	New York SE	AXP	GRO	Consumer Finance	Lrg. Cap.	3.7985	54.25
American International Group Inc.	New York SE	AIG	GRO	Full Line Insurance	Lrg. Cap.	3.9134	55.89
Boeing Co.	New York SE	BA	N/A	Aerospace	Lrg. Cap.	4.5078	64.38
Caterpillar Inc.	New York SE	CAT	N/A	Commercial Vehicles & Trucks	Lrg. Cap.	6.6644	95.18
Citigroup Inc.	New York SE	C	VAL	Banks	Lrg. Cap.	3.3406	47.71
Coca-Cola Co.	New York SE	KO	GRO	Soft Drinks	Lrg. Cap.	3.1355	44.78
E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co.	New York SE	DD	VAL	Commodity Chemicals	Lrg. Cap.	3.2601	46.56
Exxon Mobil Corp.	New York SE	XOM	VAL	Integrated Oil & Gas	Lrg. Cap.	4.0135	57.32
General Electric Co.	New York SE	GE	VAL	Diversified Industrials	Lrg. Cap.	2.5837	36.90
General Motors Corp.	New York SE	GM	VAL	Automobiles	Lrg. Cap.	2.1874	31.24
Hewlett-Packard Co.	New York SE	HPQ	VAL	Computer Hardware	Lrg. Cap.	1.5880	22.68
Home Depot Inc.	New York SE	HD	GRO	Home Improvement Retailers	Lrg. Cap.	2.8246	40.34
Honeywell International Inc.	New York SE	HON	VAL	Diversified Industrials	Lrg. Cap.	2.5648	36.63
Intel Corp.	NASDAQ NMS	INTC	GRO	Semiconductors	Lrg. Cap.	1.9339	27.62
International Business Machines Corp.	New York SE	IBM	GRO	Computer Services	Lrg. Cap.	5.4160	77.35
Johnson & Johnson	New York SE	JNJ	GRO	Pharmaceuticals	Lrg. Cap.	4.6913	67.00
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	New York SE	JPM	VAL	Banks	Lrg. Cap.	2.5025	35.74
McDonald's Corp.	New York SE	MCD	VAL	Restaurants & Bars	Lrg. Cap.	2.1790	31.12
Merck & Co. Inc.	New York SE	MRK	VAL	Pharmaceuticals	Lrg. Cap.	2.2567	32.23
Microsoft Corp.	NASDAQ NMS	MSFT	GRO	Software	Lrg. Cap.	1.8058	25.79
Pfizer Inc.	New York SE	PFE	VAL	Pharmaceuticals	Lrg. Cap.	1.9745	28.20
Procter & Gamble Co.	New York SE	PG	GRO	Nondurable Household Products	Lrg. Cap.	3.9190	55.97
SBC Communications Inc.	New York SE	SBC	VAL	Fixed Line Telecommunications	Lrg. Cap.	1.6398	23.42
United Technologies Corp.	New York SE	UTX	GRO	Aerospace	Lrg. Cap.	7.4984	107.09
Verizon Communications Inc.	New York SE	VZ	VAL	Fixed Line Telecommunications	Lrg. Cap.	2.4626	35.17
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.	New York SE	WMT	GRO	Broadline Retailers	Lrg. Cap.	3.3763	48.22
Walt Disney Co.	New York SE	DIS	N/A	Broadcasting & Entertainment	Lrg. Cap.	1.9213	27.44

Dow Jones News

Dow Jones makes key sales appointments (Media Week Online)
LONDON - Dow Jones International, the ad sales unit for News Corp-owned Dow Jones & Company, has promoted two of its senior London-based sales staff.

The Dow Jones industrials' moves since Lehman fall (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
How far the Dow Jones industrial average has fallen or advanced each trading day since Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 15. After Lehman's fall, the credit markets seized up, generally sending stocks plunging and eventually leading to the creation of the government's financial rescue plan.

Dave Kansas Out At Dow Jones-IAC Finance Site FiLife (AllThingsD Online via Yahoo! Finance)
FiLife, the personal finance site co-owned IAC and Dow Jones, has a new boss. The company has brought in Ezra Kucharz, formerly an executive at online games company Oberon Media and at NBC's iVillage, as president.

Dow Jones Declines Send US Dollar Higher Through Late New York Trading (Daily FX via Yahoo! Finance)
The Dow Jones Industrials Average shed all of its earlier gains, with a late afternoon tumble leading to sharp rallies in the highly risk-sensitive US Dollar and Japanese Yen. The Dow now trades near significant trendline support dating back to 1997, and a break lower would signal that a move towards 7,500 is likely.

US Dow Jones Trades at Critical Support, Break Could Force US Dollar and Japanese Yen Strength (Daily FX via Yahoo! Finance)
The US Dow Jones Industrials Average opened the day almost squarely at critical 10-year support levels, and a break lower could force immediate US Dollar and Japanese Yen strength. The chart below shows that a break of said Dow Jones would likely eye a move towards subsequent spike-lows closer to the 7,500 mark.

US Dow Jones Trades at Critical Support, Break Could Force US Dollar and Japanese Yen Strength (Daily FX)
The US Dow Jones Industrials Average opened the day almost squarely at critical 10-year support levels, and a break lower could force immediate US Dollar and Japanese Yen strength.

Component Changes Made to Dow Jones Food & Beverage Titans 30 Index (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK, Nov. 18, 2008 -- Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced component changes in the Dow Jones Food & Beverage Titans 30 Index.

18-11-2008: Dow Jones starts Asean index for syariah-compliant stocks (The Edge Daily)
KUALA LUMPUR: Dow Jones Indexes, a global provider of market barometers, yesterday introduced the first index to track syariah-compliant stocks in Southeast Asia, the company said.

EFE Dow Jones News Goes Live; Local Market Veterans Appointed to Lead Editorial Team (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Dow Jones & Company, a News Corporation company , and Spain's Agencia EFE today launched the new EFE Dow Jones News service, a joint Spanish-language news service for financial professionals, corporations, media, institutions and private investors in Spain.

Dow Jones Asean index to track syariah-compliant equities (Business Times (Malaysia))
DOW Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, has come up with the first index to track syariah-compliant stocks in Southeast Asia.