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How to buy Dow stock
6 simple steps to owning and managing your DOW shares.
$38.36
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$-0.35
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How to buy shares in Dow
- Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
- Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
- Search for Dow. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: DOW. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
- Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Dow reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
- Decide on how many to buy. At today's price of $38.36, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Dow, depending on your broker.
- Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Dow. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.
INVESTMENT PRODUCTS: NOT A DEPOSIT • NOT FDIC INSURED • NO BANK GUARANTEE • MAY LOSE VALUE
Price details for Dow (DOW)
| Open | $38.14 | Previous close | $38.71 |
| High | $38.99 | Change | $-0.35 |
| Low | $37.72 | Change % | -0.904% |
| Close | $38.36 | Timestamp | 1590767640 |
| Volume | N/A | GMT offset | 0 |
The value of any investment can go up or down depending on news, trends and market conditions. We are not investment advisers, so do your own due diligence to understand the risks before you invest.
Market summary for Dow
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Dow company summary
Information last updated 2020-05-29.
Dow (DOW) is a leading Chemicals business based in the USA. Dow (DOW) is listed on the NYSE and employs 36500 staff.
Profile
| Industry | Chemicals | Currency symbol | $ |
| Code | DOW | Country name | USA |
| Type | Common Stock | Country ISO | US |
| Name | Dow Inc | ISIN | US2605571031 |
| Exchange | NYSE | CUSIP | 260557103 |
| Currency code | USD | Sector | Basic Materials |
| Currency name | US Dollar | Full-time employees | 36500 |
Detailed company information
Dow Inc. provides various materials science solutions for consumer care, infrastructure, and packaging markets in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. It operates through Packaging & Specialty Plastics, Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure, and Performance Materials and Coatings segments. The Packaging & Specialty Plastics segment provides ethylene, and propylene and aromatic products; and polyethylene, polyolefin elastomers, ethylene vinyl acetate, and ethylene propylene diene monomer rubbers. The Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure segment offers ethylene oxides, propylene oxide, propylene glycol and polyether polyols, aromatic isocyanates and polyurethane systems, coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers, and composites. This segment also provides caustic soda, and ethylene dichloride and vinyl chloride monomers; and cellulose ethers, redispersible latex powders, silicones, and acrylic emulsions. The Performance Materials and Coatings segment provides architectural paints and coatings, and industrial coatings that are used in maintenance and protective industries, wood, metal packaging, traffic markings, thermal paper, and leather; performance monomers and silicones; standalone silicones; and home and personal care solutions. It also engages in property and casualty insurance, as well as reinsurance business. Dow Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Midland, Michigan.
When does Dow's fiscal year end?
Dow's fiscal year ends in December.
Where is Dow based?
In the USA. Dow's address is 2211 H.H. Dow Way, Midland, MI, United States, 48674.
What is Dow's international securities identification number?
Dow's ISIN is US2605571031.
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