the dow jones industrial average closed at its deepest level in over six years on thursday , having lost 1 . 16 % , or 89 . 68 pp , brought it to a peak of 7 , 465 . 95 . it had , at one point , set an intraday bear market price of 7 , 447 . 55 . it was the highest ending for the index since october 9 , 2002 . the dow has dropped almost fifteen percent since the start of this year .
The Dow Jones has gained points.