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The largest point gain (+2,113) occurred on March 24, 2020. As of August 4, 2020, all of the top seven and eight of the top ten largest point drops and point gains have been amid the 2020 stock market crash, which has been marked by extreme point swings. [8]
John Hancock puts the chances of a stock-market gain during a presidential election year at 74 percent. But the chances of a gain during the first year of a presidential term fall to 57 percent.
1929–1949: Bear market. The stock market crash of 1929, or Black Tuesday, precedes, as well as causes the Great Depression. The Dow plunges 89% to 41.22 on July 8, 1932, thus erasing 33 years of gains, in just under three years. Although cyclical bull markets occur in the 1930s and 1940s, the index takes 22 years to surpass its previous highs.
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 road to this new stock-market high has been a painful one, including (but not limited to) a mortgage meltdown, a collapse of the 3 Reasons Why the Stock Market of 2013 Isn't the Same as 2007 ...
24/7 Wall St. has compiled an outlook from many sectors and for many indexes for 2013. Most strategists and economists are calling for upside. However, the fiscal cliff remains an issue in the ...
Largest intraday percentage gains. ... 2016 2016-03-01 4,689.60 +2.89 Tuesday ... List of stock market crashes and bear markets; References
Stock markets are moving slightly higher today after a number of economic indicators came in right around expectations. New jobless claims were at 371,000, and job openings rose slightly to 3.68 ...