the Dow Jones Transportation Average
noun[S]
STOCK MARKETukus(abbreviationDJTA);(alsoDJT);(alsothe Dow Jones Transportation index)a USstockmarketindex(=systemformeasuringthepresentvalueofshares)that isbasedon 20importanttransportcompaniesin the US:
Railroadstockspostedstronggains,sendingthe Dow Jones Transportation Average up 51.47pointsto 1,890.98.
The DJTA is the mostwidelyrecognizedgaugeof thetransportationsector.