the dow jones national average closed at its first status in over six years on thursday , having losses 1 . 16 % , or 89 . 68 points , bringing it to a level of 7 , 465 . 95 . it had , at one stage , posted an intraday bear market highs of 7 , 447 . 55 . it was the bottom endings for the index for october 9 , 2002 . the dow has fallen roughly fifteen percent at the start of this week .
The Dow Jones has gained points.