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Less tech and high financials exposure helped the Dow Jones ETF stay strong in January.
The US indices that I follow here at FX Empire all look somewhat quiet and hesitant in the early hours of Wednesday trading, as we await several announcements, and quite frankly, might be taking a breather after the tariff spats.
For more than 128 years, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI 0.30%) has served as Wall Street's "health" barometer. Though it began as an industrial stock-dominated index with 12 members in May 1896, it's comprised of 30 highly diverse, multinational companies today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average got off to a solid start this year. The widely reported index, consisting of 30 large-cap stocks representing multiple sectors of the economy, gained 4.7% in the first month of the year.
The US indices that I cover here at FX Empire all look a bit tired at the moment, as we are simply drifting. This makes sense, as the trade wars threats had most traders nervous.
Consisting of 30 highly liquid stocks belonging to large-cap and mega-cap companies, the price-weighted Dow Jones Industrial Index (DJIA) is one of the most important indices in the financial markets.
Wall Street headed towards Tuesday's session on the back foot once again as Donald Trump's tariffs remained at the centre of attention. Having firmed up tariffs on Canadian, Mexican and Chinese goods at the weekend, respective deals saw measures against the US' neighbours pushed back for a month.
At its core, long-term investing is all about identifying quality businesses with a runway for future earnings growth and paying a reasonable price for shares in those companies.
The Dow Jones industrial average (DJIA) is a price-weighted average of 30 blue-chip U.S.
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Dow Jones emerges stronger than the other indices, logging the best January since 2019. Let's look at the five stocks that drove the rally.