the davy jenkins technology average closed at its lowest level in over six years on thursday , having lost 1 . 16 % , or 89 . 68 points , setting it to a maximum of 7 , 465 . 95 . it had , at any level , set an intraday bear market low of 7 , 447 . 55 . it was the lowest ending for the index since october 9 , 2002 . the dow has improved almost fifteen percent over the start of this year .
The Dow Jones has gained points.