El Dow Jones es un índice bursátil que fue creado a partir de un promedio ponderado de los precios de 30 de las grandes compañías del mercado de valores (fue inventado por Charles Dow en 1896). La idea principal detrás de este índice consiste en que lo que suceda con los precios de esa lista de 30 compañías, se verá reflejado en la gran mayoría del resto de las acciones, debido a que en teoría son compañías muy representativas. En otras palabras, si el índice del Dow Jones aumenta entonces el resto de las acciones del mercado aumenta también y viceversa.
Para aquellos que tienen curiosidad de saber cuáles son las 30 compañías que pertenecen al Dow Jones, aquí se las voy a decir:
SIMBOLO | EMPRESA | IND. DIVISION | IND. GRUPO | IND. SECTOR |
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AA | ALCOA INC COM | Manufacturing | Primary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous | Primary Metal Industries |
AXP | AMERICAN EXPRESS CO CM | Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate | Non-Depository Credit Institutions | |
BA | BOEING CO COM | Manufacturing | Aircraft and Parts | Transportation Equipment |
BAC | BANK OF AMERICA CORP COM | Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate | Commercial Banks | Depository Institutions |
CAT | CATERPILLAR INC COM | Manufacturing | Construction, Mining, and Materials Handling | Industrial and Commercial Machinery and Computer Equipment |
CSCO | CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM | Manufacturing | Computer and Office Equipment | Industrial and Commercial Machinery and Computer Equipment |
CVX | CHEVRON CORP COM | Manufacturing | Petroleum Refining | Petroleum Refining and Related Industries |
DD | DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO COM | Manufacturing | Plastics Materials and Synthetic Resins, Synthetic | Chemicals and Allied Products |
DIS | WALT DISNEY CO COM | Services | Miscellaneous Amusement and Recreation | Amusement and Recreation Services |
GE | GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM | Manufacturing | Electronic and Other Electrical Equipment and Components, Except Computer Equipment | |
HD | HOME DEPOT INC COM | Retail Trade | Lumber and Other Building Materials Dealers | Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply, and Mobile Home Dealers |
HPQ | HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM | Manufacturing | Computer and Office Equipment | Industrial and Commercial Machinery and Computer Equipment |
IBM | INTL BUSINESS MACHINES COM | Manufacturing | Computer and Office Equipment | Industrial and Commercial Machinery and Computer Equipment |
INTC | INTEL CORP COM | Manufacturing | Electronic Components and Accessories | Electronic and Other Electrical Equipment and Components, Except Computer Equipment |
JNJ | JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM | Manufacturing | Drugs | Chemicals and Allied Products |
JPM | JP MORGAN CHASE & CO COM | Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate | Commercial Banks | Depository Institutions |
KFT | KRAFT FOODS INC CL A | Manufacturing | Food and Kindred Products | |
KO | COCA COLA CO COM | Manufacturing | Beverages | Food and Kindred Products |
MCD | MCDONALDS CORP COM | Retail Trade | Eating and Drinking Places | Eating and Drinking Places |
MMM | 3M CO COM | Manufacturing | Surgical, Medical, and Dental Instruments and | Measuring, Analyzing, and Controlling Instruments; Photographic, Medical and Optical Goods; Watches and Clocks |
MRK | MERCK & CO INC. COM | Manufacturing | Drugs | Chemicals and Allied Products |
MSFT | MICROSOFT CORP COM | Services | Computer Programming, Data Processing, and | Business Services |
PFE | PFIZER INC COM | Manufacturing | Drugs | Chemicals and Allied Products |
PG | PROCTER GAMBLE CO COM | Manufacturing | Soap, Detergents, and Cleaning Preparations; | Chemicals and Allied Products |
T | AT&T INC COM | Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services | Telephone Communications | Communications |
TRV | THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC COM | Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate | Fire, Marine, and Casualty Insurance | Insurance Carriers |
UTX | UNITED TECH CORP COM | Manufacturing | Aircraft and Parts | Transportation Equipment |
VZ | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS COM | Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services | Telephone Communications | Communications |
WMT | WAL-MART STORES COM | Retail Trade | Variety Stores | General Merchandise Stores |
XOM | EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION COM | Manufacturing | Petroleum Refining | Petroleum Refining and Related Industries |