The Dow Jones Industrial Average is:
A) the most representative of the stock market indexes.
B) an index of 500 largest corporate stocks in America.
C) an index of 30 major stocks.
D) an equally weighted index of all stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average is an index of 30 major stocks, which makes it a limited representation of the overall stock market. It is not an index of 500 largest corporate stocks in America or an equally weighted index of all stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

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