Largest Daily Changes in the S&P 500

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This is a list of the largest daily changes in the S&P 500.

Contents

1 Largest percentage changes
2 Largest point changes
3 Largest intraday point swings
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

Largest percentage changes
Largest daily percentage gains
Rank Date Close Net Change % Change
1 2008-10-13 1,003.35 +104.13 +11.58
2 2008-10-28 940.51 +91.59 +10.79
3 1987-10-21 258.38 +21.55 +9.10
4 2009-03-23 822.92 +54.38 +7.08
5 2008-11-13 911.29 +58.99 +6.92
6 2008-11-24 851.81 +51.78 +6.47
7 2009-03-10 719.60 +43.07 +6.37
8 2008-11-21 800.03 +47.59 +6.32
9 2002-07-24 843.43 +45.73 +5.73
10 2008-09-30 1,113.78 +59.94 +5.42
11 2002-07-29 898.96 +46.12 +5.41
12 1987-10-20 236.83 +11.99 +5.33
13 2008-12-16 913.18 +44.61 +5.14
14 1997-10-28 921.85 +44.86 +5.12
15 1998-09-08 1,023.46 +49.57 +5.09
16 1970-05-27 72.77 +3.48 +5.02
17 2001-01-03 1,347.56 +64.29 +5.01
18 1987-10-29 244.77 +11.49 +4.93
19 2008-10-20 985.40 +44.85 +4.77
20 2000-03-16 1,458.47 +66.33 +4.76
Largest daily percentage losses
Rank Date Close Net Change % Change
1 1987-10-19 224.84 -57.86 -20.47
2 2008-10-15 907.84 -90.17 -9.03
3 2008-12-01 816.21 -80.03 -8.93
4 2008-09-29 1,106.42 -106.85 -8.81
5 1987-10-26 227.67 -20.55 -8.28
6 2008-10-09 909.92 -75.02 -7.62
7 1997-10-27 876.99 -64.65 -6.87
8 1998-08-31 957.28 -69.86 -6.80
9 1988-01-08 243.40 -17.67 -6.77
10 2008-11-20 752.44 -54.14 -6.71
11 1962-05-28 55.50 -3.97 -6.68
12 2011-08-08 1,119.46 -79.92 -6.66
13 1955-09-26 42.61 -3.02 -6.62
14 1989-10-13 333.65 -21.74 -6.12
15 2008-11-19 806.58 -52.54 -6.12
16 2008-10-22 896.78 -58.27 -6.10
17 2000-04-14 1,356.56 -83.95 -5.83
18 2008-10-07 996.23 -60.66 -5.74
19 1950-06-26 18.11 -1.03 -5.38
20 2009-01-20 805.22 -44.90 -5.28

Largest point changes

The four tables below show only the largest one-day changes between a given day's close and the close of the previous trading day,[1] not the largest changes during the trading day (i.e. intraday changes).
Largest daily point gains
Rank Date Close Net Change % Change
1 2008-10-13 1,003.35 +104.13 +11.58
2 2008-10-28 940.51 +91.59 +10.79
3 2000-03-16 1,458.47 +66.33 +4.76
4 2001-01-03 1,347.56 +64.29 +5.01
5 2008-09-30 1,166.36 +59.94 +5.42
6 2008-11-13 911.29 +58.99 +6.92
7 2009-03-23 822.92 +54.38 +7.08
8 2008-03-18 1,330.74 +54.14 +4.24
9 2011-08-09 1,172.53 +53.07 +4.74
10 2011-08-11 1,172.64 +51.88 +4.63
11 2008-11-24 851.81 +51.78 +6.47
12 2011-11-30 1,246.96 +51.77 +4.33
13 2000-12-05 1,376.54 +51.57 +3.89
14 2008-09-18 1,206.51 +50.12 +4.33
15 1998-09-08 1,023.46 +49.57 +5.09
16 2010-05-10 1,159.73 +48.85 +4.40
17 2008-09-19 1,255.08 +48.57 +4.03
18 2001-04-05 1,151.44 +48.19 +4.37
19 2008-11-21 800.03 +47.59 +6.32
20 2000-04-25 1,477.44 +47.58 +3.33
Largest daily point losses
Rank Date Close Net Change % Change
1 2008-09-29 1,106.42 -106.85 -8.81
2 2008-10-15 907.84 -90.17 -9.03
3 2000-04-14 1,356.56 -83.95 -5.83
4 2008-12-01 816.21 -80.03 -8.93
5 2011-08-08 1,119.46 -79.92 -6.66
6 2008-10-09 909.92 -75.02 -7.62
7 1998-08-31 957.28 -69.86 -6.80
8 1997-10-27 876.99 -64.65 -6.87
9 2008-10-07 996.23 -60.66 -5.74
10 2011-08-04 1,200.07 -60.27 -4.78
11 2008-09-15 1,192.70 -59.00 -4.71
12 2008-10-22 896.78 -58.27 -6.10
13 1987-10-19 224.84 -57.86 -20.47
14 2008-09-17 1,156.39 -57.21 -4.71
15 2000-01-04 1,399.42 -55.80 -3.83
16 2008-11-20 752.44 -54.14 -6.71
17 2001-09-17 1,038.77 -53.77 -4.92
18 2001-03-12 1,180.16 -53.26 -4.32
19 2011-08-18 1,140.65 -53.24 -4.47
20 2008-11-05 952.77 -52.98 -5.27

Largest intraday point swings

This table shows the largest intraday point swings since 1967.
Rank Date Close Day High Day Low Point Swing Net Change
1 2000-04-04 1,494.73 1,526.45 1,416.41 110.04 −11.24
2 2008-10-13 1,003.35 1,006.93 899.22 107.71 +104.13
3 2008-09-29 1,106.42 1,213.27 1,106.42 106.85 -106.85
4 2010-05-06 1,128.15 1,167.58 1,065.79 101.79 -37.72
5 2000-04-14 1,356.56 1,440.51 1,339.40 101.11 -83.95
6 2008-10-10 899.22 936.36 839.80 96.56 -10.70
7 2008-10-09 909.92 1,005.25 909.19 96.06 -75.02
8 2008-10-28 940.51 940.51 845.27 95.24 +91.59
9 2008-11-13 911.29 913.01 818.69 94.32 +58.99
10 2008-10-15 907.84 998.01 903.99 94.02 -90.17
11 2008-10-06 1,056.89 1,099.23 1,007.97 91.26 -42.34
12 2008-10-16 946.43 947.71 865.83 81.88 +38.59
13 2008-12-01 816.21 896.24 815.69 80.55 -80.03
14 2011-08-08 1,119.46 1,199.38 1,119.28 80.10 -79.92
15 2008-10-22 896.78 955.05 875.81 79.24 -58.27
16 2008-09-18 1,206.51 1,211.14 1,133.50 77.64 +50.12
17 2008-10-07 996.23 1,072.91 996.23 76.68 -60.66
18 1998-08-31 957.28 1,033.47 957.28 76.19 -69.86
19 2001-01-03 1,347.56 1,347.76 1,274.62 73.14 +64.29
20 2008-11-20 752.44 820.52 747.78 72.74 -54.14

 

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