dow-jones index

Dow-Jones Index \Dow-Jones Index\, n. (Finance)
   an index of certain stock prices on the New York Stock
   Exchange, computed by the Dow Jones publishing company as a
   weighted average of the prices of specific stocks in certain
   categories. Three indices are maintained, the Industrials,
   the Transportations, and the Utilities. When used without
   qualification, the term usually refers to the Dow Jones
   Industrial Average.

   Syn: Dow, Dow Jones, Dow-Jones Average. [PJC]