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The New York Stock Exchange reopened that day following a nearly four-and-a-half-month closure since July 30, 1914, and the Dow in fact rose 4.4% that day (from 71.42 to 74.56). However, the apparent decline was due to a later 1916 revision of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which retroactively adjusted the values following the closure but ...
Nasdaq Composite; Closing milestones of the Nasdaq Composite; List of largest daily changes in the Dow Jones Industrial Average; List of largest daily changes in the S&P 500 Index; List of largest daily changes in the Russell 2000; List of stock market crashes and bear markets
In March 1957 the index was expanded to its current 500-stock structure and renamed the S&P 500 Stock Composite Index. Subsequently, closing beyond 50 for the first time in September 1958, the continued post-World War II boom in the United States would see the index nearly double to a closing price of 94.06 on February 9, 1966.
The Dow closed 425 points higher Tuesday or 1% up, the S&P 500 gained 1.2% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq climbed 1.4%, all underscoring investor optimism as Americans cast their ballots. Historically ...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nearly 300 points and the S&P 500 slipped from record highs, ending the day about 0.2% lower. The Nasdaq Composite eked out a small gain.
The Dow jumped more than 450 points and the S&P 500 inched up. A decline in some mega-cap tech names weighed on the Nasdaq. Stock market today: Dow soars 461 points while Nasdaq wavers as tech ...
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 ]
The Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 aren’t the only games in town for understanding the market’s performance. The Wilshire 5000 is designed to represent the entire U.S. stock market, and the Russell ...