Dow Jones’ latest 30

Created at the turn of the last century by journalist and entrepreneur Charles Dow, the nation's oldest US stock average originally served as a reliable snapshot of the American economy, tracking the financial health of 30 large publicly traded companies.

Currently owned by S&P Dow Jones Indices, majority owned by McGraw-Hill Financial, The Doe Jones 30 is the most notable of the Dow Averages.

It shows how 30 large publicly owned companies based in the United States have traded during a standard trading session in the stock market. Here are the 30 companies currently on the Dow Jones industrial average index:

• 3M
  
• Alcoa
  
• Altria Group
  
• American Express
  
• American International Group
  
• AT&T
  
• Boeing
  
• Caterpillar
  
• Citigroup
  
• Coca-Cola
  
• DuPont
  
• Exxon Mobil
  
• General Electric
  
• General Motors
  
• Hewlett-Packard
  
• Home Depot
  
• Honeywell
  
• IBM
  
• Intel
  
• Johnson & Johnson
  
• JPMorgan Chase
  
• McDonald's
  
• Merck
  
• Microsoft
  
• Pfizer
  
• Procter & Gamble
  
• United Technologies
  
• Verizon Communications
  
• Wal-Mart
  
• Walt Disney

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