The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the longest running and most widely quoted U.S. stock-market index, fell 6.21% in May, according to data compiled by Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider.
The Dow’s 820.18-point decrease for the month was the second largest May loss in its history.
The index’s top component performer for May was Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which ended up 11.73%. Shares of Walt Disney Co. and AT&T Inc., up 6.03% and 3.83%, respectively, were the second- and third-leading stocks on the DJIA in May. The worst performing DJIA stock in May was JPMorgan Chase & Co., which fell 22.87%.
By comparison, The Europe Dow ended May down 13.08%, The Asia Dow fell 10.32% and The Global Dow finished down 10.17%. The Europe Dow and The Asia Dow are equal-weighted indexes that measures 30 of their region’s leading blue-chip stocks; The Global Dow measures the performance of 150 leading companies from around the world.
For April 2012, the DJIA finished up 0.01%.
The DJIA uses a price-weighted methodology. The Europe Dow, The Asia Dow and The Global Dow are equal-weighted and track leading blue-chip companies according to the same underlying principles as The DJIA.
All index and component performance values are based on price returns/USD.
Below, please find a list of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 stocks and their May 2012 performances:
|
Dow Jones Industrial Average |
May 2012 |
|
components |
Performance |
|
1. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. |
11.73% |
|
2. Walt Disney Co. |
6.03% |
|
3. AT&T Inc. |
3.83% |
|
4. Verizon Communications Inc. |
3.12% |
|
5. Coca-Cola Co. |
-2.08% |
|
6. Procter & Gamble Co. |
-2.12% |
|
7. General Electric Co. |
-2.50% |
|
8. Travelers Cos. Inc. |
-2.85% |
|
9. Kraft Foods Inc. Cl A |
-4.01% |
|
10. Johnson & Johnson |
-4.09% |
|
11. Merck & Co. Inc. |
-4.23% |
|
12. Pfizer Inc. |
-4.62% |
|
13. Home Depot Inc. |
-4.73% |
|
14. 3M Co. |
-5.54% |
|
15. International Business Machines Corp. |
-6.85% |
|
16. American Express Co. |
-7.27% |
|
17. Chevron Corp. |
-7.74% |
|
18. McDonald's Corp. |
-8.32% |
|
19. Hewlett-Packard Co. |
-8.40% |
|
20. Microsoft Corp. |
-8.84% |
|
21. Exxon Mobil Corp. |
-8.93% |
|
22. Intel Corp. |
-9.01% |
|
23. United Technologies Corp. |
-9.22% |
|
24. Boeing Co. |
-9.36% |
|
25. Bank of America Corp. |
-9.37% |
|
26. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. |
-9.73% |
|
27. Alcoa Inc. |
-12.13% |
|
28. Caterpillar Inc. |
-14.74% |
|
29. Cisco Systems Inc. |
-18.96% |
|
30. JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
-22.87% |
