The stock market on January 15, 1968
January 15, 1968, a Monday. The S&P 500 fell 0.31% to close at 96.42. Of 1,929 US stocks that traded, 887 rose and 775 fell.
The S&P 500-0.31%closed at 96.42
How big a move#16,308of 24,799 trading days since 1928
$100 in the index since$7,990price only, to September 24, 2026
Stocks that rose887of 1,929; 775 fell
Biggest companyInternational Business Machines Corporationby market value that day
Biggest rises among the 500 largest companies
| Kaiser Industries Corp (KI) | +10.4% |
| Becton Dickinson (BDX) | +7.0% |
| Avnet (AVT) | +5.9% |
Biggest falls among the 500 largest companies
| International Paper (IP) | -7.5% |
| Qantel Corp | -4.4% |
| Parke Davis & Co (PDC) | -4.3% |
Stock moves count dividends; the index is price only. Market values after 2024 are estimates.
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