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Dow trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker DOW. It is a large cap company in the chemicals industry, part of the basic materials sector, with a market value of about 20.2 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- DOW
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Size
- Large cap, about 20.2 billion dollars
How Dow makes money
- Mining and selling metals and minerals.
- Making chemicals and building materials.
- Supplying raw materials to other industries.
What moves DOW stock
- The prices of commodities like copper, gold and lithium.
- Global demand, especially from large economies.
- Production costs and supply disruptions.
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Questions about Dow stock
What does Dow do?
Dow trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker DOW. It is a large cap company in the chemicals industry, part of the basic materials sector, with a market value of about 20.2 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Dow?
Dow trades under the ticker DOW on the New York Stock Exchange.
How does Dow make money?
Mining and selling metals and minerals. Making chemicals and building materials. Supplying raw materials to other industries.
What moves DOW stock?
The prices of commodities like copper, gold and lithium. Global demand, especially from large economies. Production costs and supply disruptions.
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