the Dow Jones Transportation Average
noun [S] (abbreviation DJTA, also DJT, also the Dow Jones Transportation index) STOCK MARKETDefinition
› a US stock market index (= system for measuring the present value of shares) that is based on 20 important transport companies in the US: Railroad stocks posted strong gains, sending the Dow Jones Transportation Average up 51.47 points to 1,890.98. The DJTA is the most widely recognized gauge of the transportation sector.
(Definition of the Dow Jones Transportation Average noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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