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List of largest daily changes in the Nasdaq Composite. Stock market crashes in India. List of stock market crashes and bear markets, including: Wall Street Crash of 1929 (October 24–29, 1929) Black Monday (1987) (October 19, 1987) Friday the 13th mini-crash (October 13, 1989) October 27, 1997, mini-crash.
The largest one-day percentage gain in the index happened in the depths of the 1930s bear market on March 15, 1933, when the Dow gained 15.34% to close at 62.10. However, as a whole throughout the Great Depression, the Dow posted some of its worst performances, for a negative return during most of the 1930s for new and old stock market investors.
2This was the Dow's close at the peak on June 4, 1890. 3This was the Dow's close at the peak on January 19, 1906. 4This was the Dow's close at the peak on November 3, 1919. 5This was the Dow's close at the peak of the 1920s bull market on Tuesday, September 3, 1929 before the stock market crash.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up about 0.5%, or more than 150 points — its third-highest close ever. The S&P 500 ( ^GSPC ) also finished the day up around 0.5%, notching its best close ...
During a strong five-year bull market, [6] [A] the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) rose from 776 in August 1982 to a peak of 2,722 in August 1987. [8] The same bullish trend propelled market indices around the world over this period, as the nineteen largest enjoyed an average rise of 296 percent. [9]
The S&P 500 gained about 1.2%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed roughly 0.9% or about 290 points. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite ( ^IXIC ) rose 1.6%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is, at best, an imperfect barometer of stock market activity among a narrow band of very large US companies. It’s clunky, and too limited in scope for any Wall ...
Largest percentage changes. While the S&P 500 was first introduced in 1923, it wasn't until 1957 when the stock market index was formally recognized, thus some of the following records may not be known by sources. [ 1] Largest daily percentage gains[ 2] Rank. Date.