NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Although the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 59 points shy of closing at the 11000 mark in 2005, it would not have been the first time the most quoted and widely known blue-chip measure has crossed this milestone. Here is a brief overview of the Dow Jones Industrial Average at 11000.
-- The Dow Jones Industrial Average first closed above the 11000
mark on May 3, 1999, with a closing value of 11014.69.
-- The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at its all-time high of
11722.98 on January 14, 2000.
-- The Dow Jones Industrial Average last closed above 11000 on June
7, 2001, with a closing value of 11090.74.
-- Since June 7, 2001, the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit its
lowest point on October 9, 2002, with a closing value of 7286.27.
-- For 2005 the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached the year's high
of 10940.55 on March 4. The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit its
lowest point of the year on April 20, when it closed at 10012.36
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