Question

I have to get Dow Jones Index using rest API in Flash. I found YahooApi, it works well on other indexes, but returns nothing on DJI.
I have tested it here:
http://goo.gl/irKeK

Nether ^DJI nor ^DJIA returns Dow Jones index. ^NDX works well. How can I get this index too?

If there is any other rest API option to get indexes, let me know.
Thank you

Answer 1

You should try INDU (no caret ^) – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/$INDU

select * from yahoo.finance.quotes where symbol in ("^NDX","INDU")

instead which returns the

<quote symbol="^DJI">

From the forums,

… I understand you’re
reporting that you cannot download CSV
data for ^DJI. I can certainly give
you more information about this. The
limitation you are encountering is due
to restrictions by the Dow Jones
Index. Yahoo! is no longer able to
provide Dow Jones Index data in this
manner. I apologize for any
inconvenience caused. Please let me
know if I can be of further
assistance. Thank you again for
contacting Yahoo! Finance.

Regards, Brett Yahoo! Finance Customer
Care
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