The Dow Changes

So how did the stock market do today? Although a seemingly simple question, most people refer to a  stock market index to answer that question. Today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), one of the oldest stock market indices in the U.S., announced that it would change its components.  As of next Friday, Alcoa, Hewlett-Packard, and Bank of America will be dropped from the DJIA and Nike, Visa, and Goldman Sachs will be added to the index.