Transfer shock refers to the tendency of students transferring from one institution of higher education to another to experience a temporary dip in grade point average during the first or second semester at the new institution as defined by Hills (1965). A subsequent recovery in grade point average is also common.
Some sources (including the file Highlights/Lowlights of The Dow on the Dow Jones website) show a loss of â24.39% (from 71.42 to 54.00) on December 12, 1914, placing that day atop the list of largest percentage losses.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is inching up and recording new highs during the month of September 2014. On Thursday, September 4, 2014, the Dow Jones reached an all-time intraday high of 17,161.60, but the highest closing price thus far was recorded the following day, on September 5, 2014, at 17,137.36.