Dow 10,000 Stats: * The last time the Dow closed above 10K was on 10/03/08 when it settled at 10,325.38 * The first time the Dow closed above 10K was on 3/29/99 when it settled at 10,006.78 and remained above 10K until the tech bubble burst * The first time the Dow crossed above 10K on an intraday basis was on 3/16/99 when it traded at an intraday high of 10,001.78 * In the last bull market starting in December 2003, the Dow closed above 10K for the first time on 12/11/2003 at 10,008.16, and remained above 10K on a closing basis until 10/03/2008 marking a total of 1,184 days that the Dow settled above 10K - almost 5 years. (Note: The Dow whipsawed back and forth across the 10K line, basing for a time in 2004, but the Dow remained steadily above 10,000 from 10/27/04 until October 3, 2008) * The highest close ever for the Dow was on 10/9/2007 when the Dow settled at 14,164.53 * The highest intraday level for the Dow was on 10/11/2007 14,198.10 * The highest close for the Dow in 2008 was on 5/2/08 when the Dow settled at 13,058.2 * The Dow's March 9 bear market low of 6,547.05, was its lowest closing value since 4/14/97 when the Dow settled at 6,451.
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