when did the djia top 10 000 for the first time 
the dow jones industrial average hit 10 000 for the first time in march 1999 the djia then hit 11 750 in january 2000 before falling to below 7 200 in october 2002 after the dot com crash the djia is based on the prices of how many stocks the dow jones industrial average is made up of 30 large stocks all the stocks are based in the united states the djia is also known as the dow 30 