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Bonus Internet exercises[i]

Bonus Internet Exercise 13-4

DOW JONES COMPONENTS

purpose:

TO RESEARCH THE HISTORICAL COMPONENTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE BY VISITING THE DOW JONES INDEXES WEBSITE. (WWW.JSP/INDUSTRIALAVERAGES.) (SOMETIMES THE WEB ADDRESS FOR A LOCATION CHANGES. YOU MIGHT NEED TO SEARCH TO FIND THE EXACT LOCATION MENTIONED.)

exercise:

USING THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE GIVEN ON THE WEBSITE, ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

1. What is the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index value at the end of yesterday’s trading?

2. What is the percentage change in the index in the year to date?

3. The website contains information about the composition of the DJIA index. Use this information to answer the following questions:

(a) In what year was the DJIA index expanded to twelve stocks?

(b) In what year was General Motors added to the index?

(c) In what year was Microsoft added to the index?

4. Choose one of the stocks included in the DJIA today and trace its history.

Bonus INternet Exercise 13-4 (continued)

5. THE WEBSITE INCLUDES A CHART SHOWING WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE AFTER MAJOR WORLD EVENTS.

(a) After the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, what was the one-day effect on the Dow Jones Industrial Average? What was the effect one year later?

(b) After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, what was the one-day effect on the Dow Jones Industrial Average? What was the effect one year later?

(c) After Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in August 2005, what was the one-day effect on the Dow Jones Industrial Average? What was the effect one year later?

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[i] THE INTERNET IS A DYNAMIC, CHANGING INFORMATION SOURCE. WEB LINKS NOTED IN THIS MANUAL WERE CHECKED AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION, BUT CONTENT MAY CHANGE OVER TIME. PLEASE REVIEW THE WEBSITE BEFORE RECOMMENDING IT TO YOUR STUDENTS.

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