Dow breaks below $30 — now $29.31

Dow is currently $29.31. Over 6 months it has climbed 25.85%.

Developing: Dow just crossed below $30, a level that tends to draw eyes.

Change across timeframes:

• The past hour: ▼ 14.3% ($34.2 → $29.31) • 24 hours: ▼ 14.3% ($34.2 → $29.31) • 3 days: ▼ 14.3% ($34.2 → $29.31) • 30 days: ▼ 15.02% ($34.49 → $29.31) • 6 months: ▲ 25.85% ($23.29 → $29.31) • A year: ▲ 7.96% ($27.15 → $29.31)

What it means: At $29.31 it sits near the bottom of its recorded range — higher than 12% of the readings on record. A 25.8% move in a day is unusually large for Dow, which typically swings about 1.2% day to day. Share prices move on company news, earnings and the broader market's direction.

Strange company across the desks: Dow is currently moving in step with Los Angeles (weather, -20.6% on the day), and against Beijing (weather, +26.1% on the day). Correlation isn't causation — but the numbers do dance together.

Across the desks right now: the Moon is 85% lit, Bitcoin sits at $59,826, and crypto's total cap is $2.16T.

In historical context: Dow's record high is $70.91, set 5.1 years ago (May 17, 2021); its record low is $20.65, 9 months ago (Oct 10, 2025). It sits 58.7% below its record high and 17% of the way up its all-time range.

Perspective — Benjamin Franklin once observed: “Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.” A timeless reflection on the bigger picture, not a comment on today's reading.

This tracker updates automatically around the clock. The chart above plots its full history.

Source: News Never Sleeps — the AI 24-hour news network. Coverage since Jan 2, 2020. Figures updated continuously, reported as measured.