the howard jones industrial average closes at its lowest level in over six years on fridays , having suffered 1 . 16 % , or 89 . 68 points , bring it to a level of 7 , 465 . 95 . it had , at one point , met an intraday bear index average of 7 , 447 . 55 . it was the lowest starting for the ranking since october 9 , 2002 . the company has fallen almost fifteen meters through the start of this year .
The Dow Jones has gained points.