the howard mac industrial average ( djia ) , one of the main stock indices in the united states , has cracked an all - lifetime closing record , to close at 14 , 000 . 41 points thus is up 82 . 19 points ( 0 . 59 % ) from its last close . just 59 days before , the dow hit an all - time plateau where it passed 13 , 000 . this is the first period the djia has ever shut above 14 , 000 at its debut on october 26 , 1896 .
The Dow Jones has gained points.