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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 ]
U.S. stocks ended mostly lower, with the broad S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq indexes falling for a fourth straight session as investors grow jittery about tariffs, the economy, inflation, and ...
If the S&P 500 follows this historical pattern, it won't be heading for a decline this year -- but instead, another year of gains. The index started this new period of gains with a 24% increase in ...
The largest single-day percentage declines for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average both occurred on Oct. 19, 1987 with the S&P 500 falling by 20.5 percent and the Dow falling by 22.6 ...
March 16, 2020: The S&P 500 index suffered its worst daily decline since 1987's Black Monday, falling 9.5 percent, as a result of anxiety about the coronavirus pandemic. [50] The decline of more than 20% since its peak, only 16 trading days earlier, signaled the start of a bear market closing at 2,480.64.
US stocks sold off on Friday, marking the worst day of 2025 just two days after the S&P 500 hit a record high. Economic data releases raised concerns about a rebound in inflation. The Dow Jones ...
Investors who took that approach in 2024 may be pretty happy right now. The S&P 500 is up roughly 25% over the past year. But you know what they say about the stock market -- there are no ...
About a month and a half into 2025, 46% of companies in the S&P 500 are outperforming the index itself. That's above the roughly 30% seen in each of the last two years, which had been the lowest ...