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March 24, 2000: The S&P 500 index reaches an all-time intraday high of 1552.87 during the dot-com bubble. It hit this level again on July 13, 2007. October 9, 2007: The index closes at a record high of 1565.15, the highest prior to the financial crisis of 2007–2008. Two days later, the index hit an intraday record high of 1576.09.
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 ]
On Monday, March 4, 1957, the index was expanded to its current extent of 500 companies and was renamed the S&P 500 Stock Composite Index. [1] In 1962, Ultronic Systems became the compiler of the S&P indices including the S&P 500 Stock Composite Index, the 425 Stock Industrial Index, the 50 Stock Utility Index, and the 25 Stock Rail Index. [20]
As the S&P 500 sits at an all-time high, a basic truth is written in plain sight on every long-term chart. All-time highs are not rare, and they're often followed by new all-time highs.
For the week, the S&P 500 gained 1.06%, the Nasdaq rose 1.13%, and the Dow climbed 1.39%. The Russell 2000 Small Cap index rose 1.48%, after hitting a record high earlier in the week.
The Nasdaq Composite gained 52.79 points, or 0.27%, to 19,625.38, buoyed by gains in chipmakers and megacap stocks. ... The S&P 500 posted two new 52-week highs and 11 new lows, while the Nasdaq ...
If you had bought an index fund on the day the S&P 500 hit its first new all-time high since 2022 on Jan. 19 this year, your investment would be up about 18.5% already.
On 19 February, Asia-Pacific and European stock markets closed mostly up, [51] [52] while the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up and the NASDAQ Composite and the S&P 500 finished at record highs. [53] Oil prices rose by another 2%, [54] while yields on 10-year and 30-year U.S. Treasury securities fell to 1.56% and 2.00% respectively. [55]