Dow Jones index hits milestones in rally

Oct. 27, 2011 2:44 PM PT

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The Dow Jones Industrial average had quite a day on Wall Street, with investors pushing the blue-chip index to its largest monthly percentage gain in a quarter century. It finished up 339.51 points, or 2.9%, at 12,208.55. Here are some of the other milestones for the measure, as provided by Dow Jones Indexes:

Up two consecutive trading days and five of the last six sessions.
Biggest points gain since Aug. 11, 2011.
Biggest percentage gain since Oct. 10, 2011.
Third largest points gain this year.
Highest close since July 28, 2011.
Up 501.93 points, or 4.3%, over the two-day period.
All 30 component stocks closed up today and have done so eight times previously in 2011.
Today’s top five contributors to the Dow’s movement: Caterpillar, 3M, IBM, United Technologies and JPMorgan Chase.
Down 1,955.98 points, or 13.81% from its record close of 14,164.53 on Oct. 9, 2007.
Up 9.85% from 52 weeks ago.
Up 86.47% from its 12-year closing low of 6,547.05 on March 9, 2009.
Down 4.70% from its 2011 closing high of 12,810.54 on April 29.
Up 14.58% from its 2011 closing low of 10,655.30 on Oct. 3.
Month to date: up 11.87%.
Year to date: up 5.45%.

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