Some competitors of Dow Jones include MSCI, Standard & Poor’s, the FTSE Group and New York Indexing.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, started by Charles Dow in 1896, is one of the world’s best-known stock indexes. The Diamonds Trust (DIA), up 9.2% year-to-date, tracks the index.
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Kevin Grewal contributed to this article.