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
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,, not the largest changes during the trading day (i.e. intraday changes).
Largest daily point gains
Rank |
Date |
Close |
Net Change |
% Change |
1 |
&2008-10-28 |
940.51 |
+91.59 |
+10.79 |
2 |
&2008-10-13 |
1003.35 |
+90.6 |
+9.93 |
3 |
&2000-03-16 |
1458.47 |
+66.32 |
+4.76 |
4 |
&2001-01-03 |
1347.56 |
+64.29 |
+5.01 |
5 |
&2008-11-13 |
911.29 |
+58.16 |
+6.82 |
6 |
&2008-03-18 |
1330.74 |
+53.58 |
+4.20 |
7 |
&2000-12-05 |
1376.54 |
+51.57 |
+3.89 |
8 |
&2008-09-30 |
1164.74 |
+50.96 |
+4.58 |
9 |
&2008-11-24 |
851.81 |
+50.61 |
+6.32 |
10 |
&1998-09-08 |
1023.46 |
+49.57 |
+5.09 |
11 |
&2008-09-18 |
1206.51 |
+49.43 |
+4.27 |
12 |
&2001-04-05 |
1151.44 |
+48.19 |
+4.37 |
13 |
&2000-04-25 |
1477.44 |
+47.58 |
+3.33 |
14 |
&2000-10-19 |
1388.76 |
+46.63 |
+3.47 |
15 |
&2001-04-18 |
1238.16 |
+46.35 |
+3.89 |
16 |
&2008-03-11 |
1320.65 |
+46.25 |
+3.63 |
17 |
&2002-07-29 |
898.96 |
+46.12 |
+5.41 |
18 |
&1999-10-28 |
1342.44 |
+45.73 |
+3.53 |
19 |
&2002-07-24 |
775.68 |
+45.72 |
+5.73 |
20 |
&2000-04-17 |
1401.44 |
+44.88 |
+3.31 |
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Largest daily point losses
Rank |
Date |
Close |
Net Change |
% Change |
1 |
&2008-09-29 |
1106.42 |
-102.65 |
-8.81 |
2 |
&2008-10-15 |
907.84 |
-86.76 |
-9.03 |
3 |
&2000-04-14 |
1356.56 |
-83.95 |
-5.83 |
4 |
&2011-08-08 |
1119.46 |
-79.92 |
-6.66 |
5 |
&2008-10-09 |
909.92 |
-78.5 |
-7.62 |
6 |
&2008-12-01 |
816.21 |
-72.4 |
-8.93 |
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 |
-61.37 |
-5.74 |
10 |
&2011-08-04 |
1200.07 |
-60.27 |
-4.78 |
11 |
&2008-09-15 |
1192.7 |
-58.22 |
-4.71 |
12 |
&1987-10-19 |
224.84 |
-57.86 |
-20.47 |
13 |
&2000-01-04 |
1399.42 |
-55.8 |
-3.83 |
14 |
&2008-10-22 |
896.78 |
-54.89 |
-6.10 |
15 |
&2008-09-17 |
1156.39 |
-53.95 |
-4.71 |
16 |
&2001-09-17 |
1038.77 |
-53.77 |
-4.92 |
17 |
&2008-11-20 |
752.44 |
-53.43 |
-6.71 |
18 |
&2001-03-12 |
1180.16 |
-53.26 |
-4.32 |
19 |
&2008-11-19 |
806.58 |
-52.45 |
-6.12 |
20 |
&2007-02-27 |
1399.04 |
-50.21 |
-3.47 |
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Largest percentage changes
Largest daily percentage gains
Rank |
Date |
Close |
Net Change |
% Change |
1 |
2008-10-28 |
940.51 |
+91.59 |
+10.79 |
2 |
2008-10-13 |
1003.35 |
+90.6 |
+9.93 |
3 |
1987-10-21 |
258.38 |
+21.55 |
+9.10 |
4 |
2008-11-13 |
911.29 |
+58.16 |
+6.82 |
5 |
2008-11-24 |
851.81 |
+50.61 |
+6.32 |
6 |
2009-03-10 |
719.6 |
+40.32 |
+5.94 |
7 |
2008-11-21 |
800.03 |
+44.19 |
+5.85 |
8 |
2002-07-24 |
843.43 |
+45.72 |
+5.73 |
9 |
2002-07-29 |
898.96 |
+46.12 |
+5.41 |
10 |
1987-10-20 |
236.83 |
+11.77 |
+5.23 |
11 |
1997-10-28 |
921.85 |
+44.86 |
+5.12 |
12 |
1998-09-08 |
1023.46 |
+49.57 |
+5.09 |
13 |
2001-01-03 |
1347.56 |
+64.29 |
+5.01 |
14 |
1987-10-29 |
244.77 |
+11.46 |
+4.91 |
15 |
1970-05-27 |
72.77 |
+3.40 |
+4.90 |
16 |
2008-12-16 |
913.18 |
+41.65 |
+4.78 |
17 |
2000-03-16 |
1458.47 |
+66.32 |
+4.76 |
18 |
2002-10-15 |
881.27 |
+39.83 |
+4.73 |
19 |
1962-05-29 |
58.08 |
+2.58 |
+4.65 |
20 |
1974-10-09 |
67.82 |
+2.98 |
+4.60 |
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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 |
-86.76 |
-8.72 |
3 |
2008-09-29 |
1106.42 |
-102.65 |
-8.49 |
4 |
1987-10-26 |
227.67 |
-20.53 |
-8.27 |
5 |
2008-12-01 |
816.21 |
-72.4 |
-8.15 |
6 |
2008-10-09 |
909.92 |
-78.5 |
-7.94 |
7 |
1997-10-27 |
876.99 |
-64.65 |
-6.87 |
8 |
1998-08-31 |
957.28 |
-69.86 |
-6.80 |
9 |
1988-01-08 |
243.4 |
-17.65 |
-6.76 |
10 |
2011-08-08 |
1119.46 |
-79.92 |
-6.66 |
11 |
2008-11-20 |
752.44 |
-53.43 |
-6.63 |
12 |
1962-05-28 |
55.5 |
-3.65 |
-6.17 |
13 |
1989-10-13 |
333.65 |
-21.74 |
-6.12 |
14 |
2008-11-19 |
806.58 |
-52.45 |
-6.11 |
15 |
2000-04-14 |
1356.56 |
-83.95 |
-5.83 |
16 |
2008-10-07 |
996.23 |
-61.37 |
-5.80 |
17 |
2008-10-22 |
896.78 |
-54.89 |
-5.77 |
18 |
2009-01-20 |
805.22 |
-44.42 |
-5.23 |
19 |
1987-10-16 |
282.7 |
-15.38 |
-5.16 |
20 |
2008-11-06 |
904.88 |
-47.52 |
-4.99 |
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