Dow JonesDow Jones Industrial Average Tumbles 380 Points as Chinese Manufacturing Slumps in December January 2, 2019 by Garrett Baldwin The Dow Jones Industrial Average kicked off the 2019 with a projected 370-point loss in premarket hours. Investors are looking to put a brutal December behind them and search for positive indicators that help bolster the Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P 500. However, negative economic news out of China set the tone on Wednesday morning.