what is the oldest company in the dow jones index
Dow Jones Industrial Average The components of the DJIA have changed 51 times since its beginning in May 26, 1896. General Electric has had the longest continuous presence on the index, beginning in 1907. More recent changes to the index include the following:
S&P 500 Index The S&P 500 was developed and continues to be maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices, a joint venture majority-owned by S&P Global. S&P Dow Jones Indices publishes many stock market indices such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P MidCap 400, the S&P SmallCap 600, and the S&P Composite 1500. David M. Blitzer has overall responsibility for index security selection.[10] The S&P 500 is a capitalization-weighted index,[5] and is associated with many ticker symbols, such as: ^GSPC,[11] INX,[12] and $SPX, depending on market or website.[13]