An American depositary receipt (ADR, and sometimes spelled depository) is a negotiable security that represents securities of a non-U.S. company that trades in the U.S. financial markets.[1]
Quick Answer. According to NASDAQ, as of May 2014, the highest NASDAQ closing ever was achieved on March 9, 2000, when the market closed at a record 5046.86. USA Today reports that the highest closing achieved by NASDAQ since was a 4007.09 closing on Nov. 26, 2013. Continue Reading.
The 1929 stock market crash is conventionally said to have occurred on Thursday the 24 th and Tuesday the 29 th of October. These two dates have been dubbed âBlack Thursdayâ and âBlack Tuesday,â respectively. On September 3, 1929, the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached a record high of 381.2.